I've just got chickens!

No, I've never had a chicken before. My grandmother had chickens once. You're right, they are very messy. I would not wish them on myself. I do not have time for cleanup

Congratulations!!!to Moo some chickens..we have an allotment and there are a few folk up there who keep chickens..we dont because we dont really want the responsibility of making sure that they are tended every day..but we buy the eggs...and yesterday we had a dozen eggs ..and the colours of them are wonderful..some brown..some pale shells..and some bluey shells and the eggs vary so much in size.My Granny always kept chickens,and the tin bucket was a permanent fixture on the top of her cooker..it contained the potatoe peelings and kitchen waste..with some bran added and there it stayed simmering away..I can still smell it!!Of course one ended up on the dinner table on a regular basis..there was no room for sentiment in those days!!..Grandad used to chop its head off..and Granny saw to the rest...No good whatsover for me...ive even got a pet Lupin here ..called Lucy..

I knew a friend that raised chickens. 100's of them. The smell and mess were unbelievable. HAHAHAHA! Made me not like eating them all that much more. I don't want any. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~

Hi GreenMoo I just came across this one of your discussions and after the episode this morning with one squirting poo into your shoe I was just wondering if you still think they are adorable LOL. I had a duck once whom I loved dearly and her eggs were rich and gorgeous but I have never had chickens. If I had a larger garden though I probably would. Ellie :D

Hi, GreenMoo, I didn't keep chicken or even thinking of keep it now. It's simple reason as I'm living in apartment and we're not allow to keep pets. Chicken is more hard to keep than cat and dog! But I do have experience keeping some of the chicken when I was young. I like to feed them too and always observe them and check out on them to get fresh eggs every morning or evening!!!

I, too, have always wanted chickens, mostly for the fresh eggs. But after reading your post of how messy they are, I think I'll continue to get my eggs from the grocery store. LOL My mom was raised on a farm where they had chickens. She told me all about them (except she never mentioned how messy they are!) and got me wanting some of my own. Are they worth the mess? I'd really love to know because I haven't completely ruled out getting some. Thanks for your help.

Hi there GreenMoo! A friend of mine gave me a chicken once but we lost it. It is my husband who takes care of chickens. Maybe we will once we have the time to.

Hey GreenMoo, congratulations on the recent additions to the family! Have I kept chickens? I had scores of chickens. And yes, I have bred chicken too. The new-born chickies are sooooooo cute and they can peck, though it tickles, doesn't hurt!! LOL.. you have revived such sweet memories of chickens. And yup, you are right, they create a mess. It stinks too. And they are noisy birds. They want to talk all the time. I wish you lots of happiness with your chickens. I too am planning to get some. But I have a very small place and I don't know how far I will be successful. And yup, before I forget, you can get addicted to staring at them!! :) Cheers and happy Mylotting!

I helped with my Grandma's chickens when I was young. I remember her telling me to never reach under a chicken to collect an egg because, like any mother, she would try to protect her children. A big conversation followed about eating eggs, etc. Grandma was a very smart lady and knew how to talk to children, I miss her! Yes, they're really messy!! Bet you could sell those eggs. When I buy eggs, I buy the free range ones after learning how laying chickens are treated commercially, I just can't stand supporting that cruel treatment. I pay a lot more but at least I'm not paying companies to torture chickens!

I already had chickens before for the eggs, but after a while they stop laying eggs. When my chickens stopped laying eggs my dad killed them for us to eat, but i just couldn't do that. That is one of the main reasons that i would never want to have chickens again(at least with my dad around).

We have two ladies that are big but only 2 months old. They do stink! My understanding is that if you want eggs and don't want to kill your birds that you shouldn't have a rooster around. The rooster will fertilize the eggs and you don't eat fertilized eggs, you hatch 'em!

I kept chickens as pet when I was a pupil.They are hard to feed I think,they needs more cares especially little chickens. :-)