Are you considering having your own flock? What a wonderful decision to make. Chickens are the cutest things ever. Each has their own character and noises they make, especially, when laying their first egg.
The very first thing to consider is how much room do you have?
Is your property completely fenced in if you want free roaming (still need coop)?
Is there no hole in the fence a little chick (4-6 weeks old) can fit through?
Do you have a shed or coop already?
Can you afford to keep chickens?
Are you wanting chickens for eggs or meat or both?
Can you handle seeing a dead chick or chicken?
Can you run after a chicken to protect it if there is danger?
Can you handle it if a chick or adult chicken dies and they will?
Do you know that chickens are very disease prone?
Do you have a vehicle to pick up the large amounts of feed every few weeks?
Do you have a place to store the feed secure from predators and weather?
If a chicken gets sick can you handle caring constantly even minor surgery?
Where do you live?
Cold or warm area?
Are you allowed to keep chickens in your neighborhood?
Are you allowed to have a rooster if you wish to breed?
Do you want to start with chicks or adult hens?
What breeds do you like?
What color chicken?
What color eggs do you like?
How many eggs do you need per week?
Do you have other pets?
Are you planning on moving in the near future?
Do you plan on hatching your own eggs or purchase fertilized eggs?
Do you know how to take care of a chicken, how much water, feed, medicine, etc.?
Can you handle the noises they can make?
Do you know how many times a chicken poops per day?
Do you have a camera?
Do you have a journal?
Do you have a back-up plan if you get sick or on vacation?
Do you know that it takes most times 20 - 28 weeks before you see your first egg?
Did you know that chickens live only 5-10 years on average?
Did you know that a hen lays only 500 - 600 eggs in her lifetime?
Did you know that some chickens lay 330 eggs per year while others 140 eggs?
Do you know which breed lays the biggest eggs?
Do you know which hen is the friendliest?
Which is the smallest chicken?
Do you want to add Quails?
Do you want Ducks down the line?
Do you know how many times a duck poops per day?
Liane S. Page
Liane S. Page
Liane S. Page
