Why dont you own chickens yet?

[Dale Gribble]

Animal husbandry is the most based thing you can do. Chickens require next to no effort and you get delicious eggs that are much more nutrient dense, and taste much richer. You don't even really have to feed chickens if they have a space to free range. If not you can just give them some feed. I have about 12 chickens and 10 ducks and 2 geese and I just let them out in the morning, throw a scoop of feed around dusk and they put themselves to bed. In the spring when we hatch chicks the roosters get segregated for about 16 weeks, then get put in the freezer or fed to the dogs. You have never tasted such delicious chicken. Even old hens are pretty good in soup or chicken and dumplings, or just as dog food.

Once I get my yard fenced in I'll be getting sheep as well. Lamb is delicious and sheep milk is also delicious and nutrient dense. Plus you can spin the wool and sell it to yuppies and spinsters who crochet.

 

[Arnox]

You need sufficient land to farm any animal. Most people don't even have that these days due to absurd real estate prices. You also have to worry about other animals like foxes attacking the chickens. And chickens shit everywhere possible.

 

[Houseman]

My landlord doesn't let me have chickens in my one-bedroom apartment.

 

[Vendor-Lazarus]

Already do. Both.

 

[gaijinkaiju]

chickens are good, very easy to keep. Also done sheep, pigs, cows and goats (only as pets though). Currently have cows and sheep, our last chicken died a few months back. Debating getting more chickens and trying a different approach in a different paddock. Sheep are just pets, though we sell their wool and the cows will probably end up in the freezer at some point.

 

[Dale Gribble]

My landlord doesn't let me have chickens in my one-bedroom apartment.

The landlord fears the indoor chicken farmer

 

[Dale Gribble]

chickens are good, very easy to keep. Also done sheep, pigs, cows and goats (only as pets though). Currently have cows and sheep, our last chicken died a few months back. Debating getting more chickens and trying a different approach in a different paddock. Sheep are just pets, though we sell their wool and the cows will probably end up in the freezer at some point.

If you have the land for a small pond, just something big enough for ducks to dive in, I would reccomend muscovy ducks. They're red meat.

 

[Dale Gribble]

Already do. Both.

Based. Growing crops too?

 

[Vendor-Lazarus]

Based. Growing crops too?

yup.

 

[Signa]

I know it's doable, but man, I don't like working with livestock. My mom had chickens and goats when I was still living with them and I would not have volunteered to deal with them. One time the goats got out of their pen and it was up to me to get them back and they are gross, dumb animals. Chickens weren't much better, but they did at least go back into their coop without me having to chase them.

 

[Dale Gribble]

I know it's doable, but man, I don't like working with livestock. My mom had chickens and goats when I was still living with them and I would not have volunteered to deal with them. One time the goats got out of their pen and it was up to me to get them back and they are gross, dumb animals. Chickens weren't much better, but they did at least go back into their coop without me having to chase them.

Not a fan of goats. They're escape artists and I just don't like how they smell. Not the goat poop smell but just the specific goat smell they have. Don't know how to describe it. Sheep are much better imo and the meat and milk much tastier. You can also ruin goat meat if you don't know what you're doing when butchering.