Saturday, September 24, 2011

Chickens 101

Well, since Martha Stewart raises chickens, I should too, no?

Aseel
Australorp
Brahma-dual purp 8+ lbs 3eggs/wk hardy confineable docile
Cochin
Delaware
Dominique
Dorking
Faverolles
Langshan
Naked Neck (Turken)
New Hampshire Red
Orpington
Plymouth Rock
Silkie Bantam
Sussex
Wyandotte

Predators, winter shelter, feed in addition to pasturing, length of laying life (5-7 years) starting at about 6 months, no rooster necessary for eggs - just for new chickens, guinea fowl can protect almost as well as a well-trained dog but noisy! coop off the ground to avoid certain predators, moving the coop helps too

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