Backyard Chicken Friends

Posted in Uncategorized on March 21st, 2010

Hens can be pleasurable to keep as pets. Chicken’s tend to be friendly and usually are not very noisy, although they make make some noises when laying eggs, otherwise they are for the most part quite. Roosters on the other hand can be very loud. Roosters will not merely crow in the morning either, many roosters will crow all day long. If perhaps you are interested in keeping hens for eggs, its not necessary to have roosters to get eggs, hens can lay eggs with a rooster or without a rooster. Nevertheless if you wish your hens to raise chicks you will need a rooster.

House is also a necessity. Find out what you need to look for when looking at chicken coop designs for happy and healthy chickens. Small chicken coop designs are great for keeping a backyard flock. If you are looking for something more portable then a chicken tractor may be what you are looking for.