Episode 151, Living With Chickens on Liberty Ridge

We took delivery of a small flock of chicks in February 2013 and have been living with them ever since here on Liberty Ridge.
Now's as good a time as ever to talk about our experiences with them, almost all of them positive.
Key points:

• Chickens are easy.
• Chickens are noisy.
• Chickens aren't smelly (they don't have to be).
• Chickens can fly.
• Chickens have sex (and it isn't consensual).
• Chickens attract predators.
• Chickens are productive--at least ours have been.
• Fresh eggs from home-raised chickens are delicious.

(By the way, I forgot to mention on the podcast, but you don't need a rooster in order to get eggs. To get baby chicks, yes, but not eggs. We have a rooster because of what he adds to the flock--he watches over them, and provides the possibility of new chicks, if we end up wanting or needing those.)
Net-net: Chickens are great! If you can, you should give them a try!
Pete Ferron