City Chicks

[Jaylee53]

Here's the latest buzz...

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/06/chickens_i...

Hey...Grandma and Grandpa used to do it....fresh eggs...Sunday roast chicken....yummy!
Whatcha think...good idea or fiddlesticks....?

[Bob Stepp]

Sounds good to me. I'd love to hear a rooster crowing at sunrise again.....been a long time.

[Jaylee53]

Roosters won't be allowed...only hens, limit 5.

[stillgoing]

Roosters at sunrise don't make for good neighbors in the city. Around here, in urban Southern California, they attract coyotes and mountain lions. But I do recall while growing up, being at a friend's farm and watching the killed chickens jumping are the yard. Hilarious. Later just tasty.

[Jaylee53]

I already have skunks and raccoons...feral cats and kids with guns in my neighborhood. Who knows what someone is keeping locked in their basement...
But...fresher eggs? They do taste different and I love my omelets....

[Stir Young]

City chicks should confine themselves to KFC, unless of course, we're talking about city chicks. City chicks will probably want to dress up and go out to a real nice place. Most guys wouldn't want to take five of them out at the same time....unless they were all going dutch.

Thats my take on it, anyway.

[Chez moi]

I do know that feeding a chicken bagged feed costs a lot more than organic eggs at the farmer's market. They do require a lot of care and cleaning - if you don't pick up after your dog, you aren't ready for a chicken. They are hell on a garden, and need to be kept within limits for their own protection as well. It is wise to disallow roosters. I live just far enough from my neighbors to tolerate theirs.