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<blockquote data-quote="RidgeHunter" data-source="post: 1793577" data-attributes="member: 4319"><p>In 4th grade our class hatched chickens. Our teacher said "Who lives in the country and has parents who wouldn't mind some chickens?" Only one girl raised her hand. I knew this would not do; she couldn't take all the birds. Homeless chickens? I didn't want to imagine the plight of homeless chickens. So naturally I volunteered to take the other half. Sure, teach. Parents say it's fine (err...they probably will when I tell them).</p><p></p><p><em>"Mom and dad, I'm bringing home half the class chickens."</em></p><p></p><p>"Oh?"</p><p></p><p><em>"Yeh."</em></p><p></p><p>"Damnit."</p><p></p><p>So we had to build a coop. The following few springs I hatched more eggs I bought from the fur & feather swap, in my bedroom, turning them manually. Incubators are fun for kids. Americaunas or mutt Easter Eggers are fun for kids, too. I always tried a myriad of breeds, just for kicks. Rhode Island Reds and Buff (or other) Orpingtons are always a solid choice. Orpingtons can get huge, and they're tough and solid producers. They don't fly worth a damn (too fat) so they'd be a good urban bird.</p><p></p><p>All these years later, and my parents - who never had the slightest interest in chickens until my surprise adoption - are on their 3rd chicken coop and who the hell knows how many chickens they've had. I could never find the motivation to build my own coop when I moved out, because I can drive 5 miles and raid their egg supply. <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /> Chickens make me laugh, tho. That will eventually motivate me to get a coop going.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not only do you not need a rooster, you don't want a rooster. Especially at 46th and Yale.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RidgeHunter, post: 1793577, member: 4319"] In 4th grade our class hatched chickens. Our teacher said "Who lives in the country and has parents who wouldn't mind some chickens?" Only one girl raised her hand. I knew this would not do; she couldn't take all the birds. Homeless chickens? I didn't want to imagine the plight of homeless chickens. So naturally I volunteered to take the other half. Sure, teach. Parents say it's fine (err...they probably will when I tell them). [I]"Mom and dad, I'm bringing home half the class chickens."[/I] "Oh?" [I]"Yeh."[/I] "Damnit." So we had to build a coop. The following few springs I hatched more eggs I bought from the fur & feather swap, in my bedroom, turning them manually. Incubators are fun for kids. Americaunas or mutt Easter Eggers are fun for kids, too. I always tried a myriad of breeds, just for kicks. Rhode Island Reds and Buff (or other) Orpingtons are always a solid choice. Orpingtons can get huge, and they're tough and solid producers. They don't fly worth a damn (too fat) so they'd be a good urban bird. All these years later, and my parents - who never had the slightest interest in chickens until my surprise adoption - are on their 3rd chicken coop and who the hell knows how many chickens they've had. I could never find the motivation to build my own coop when I moved out, because I can drive 5 miles and raid their egg supply. :D Chickens make me laugh, tho. That will eventually motivate me to get a coop going. Not only do you not need a rooster, you don't want a rooster. Especially at 46th and Yale. [/QUOTE]
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