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Thought I would share another family story with you boys since it included one of our brothers here.

So, a few months back, Jason (FunkeeJJ) and his wife came to visit for a few days. While here, he had met my kids (Erica and Jaime). We talked about how my youngest (Jaime) had the knack for pets passing away in her custody.

So, Jason decides to convince Jaime that a chicken would make a great pet. Of course I did not take any of it seriously and figured Jaime knew he was kidding and it would never happen.

Wellllllll

Two months go by. Jaime's last pet, a blue parakeet, dies and she is now petless. I come home last week and Jaime seems upset about something. Of course, she say's nothing is wrong (bless her heart), but I know better. So I finally persuade her into spilling the beans and she starts crying. She say's there is no reason she can't have a chicken. She say's that she has checked all the laws and ordinances of the city and there was nothing that said she couldn't. And just think, we'll get free eggs.

After convincing her that there was not going to be a chicken in the Hendy house, she shuffled away whimpering. It's then that my wife tells me about the 3 page essay that she had written about why it should be ok for her to have a chicken as a pet. Let's not forget her working Angry Bill on the subject too.

I think there is an expensive lizard in my future, so keep an eye out for some premium sticks for sale.

Soooooooooo, that being said.


I want to thank FunkeJJ for helping me keep my daughters happy.:angerFU: Next time, don't.
 
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That is great. Very little expense with chickens. My grandkids show them in 4-H. The four of them have a total of 10. The 2 different pens I got for them with laying boxes in them measure 4'x12' and shingle roofs. (cost to build yourself $105 ea.). Way to many eggs. If you get laying hens you would only need 3 for a family of 4 and have eggs every day. The layers of the brown eggs are the best, the whites are fine. To maintain 2 chickens you only need a 1 qt jar for the feed and 1 for the water. Only need to feed and water every other day. 50lb bag of laying feed is cheap and would last a long time.

If you could hook up with a local 4-H for them I am sure they would enjoy it very much. Just be warned, I started my own kids with chickens and from there it went to pigs and cattle.
 
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I'm kinda partial to chickens myself. Grew up on the farm and raised them. I understand my town is trying to pass a chicken ordinance-where you can have them inside the city limits (roosters not allowed). I think the economy is one consideration they are looking at... poor people could use the eggs. And ... it's green, you can make your own fertilizer for a garden. Go with chickens.
 
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