Comments on: Eggs! Raise Your Own Hens In A Chicken Coop Built From Scrap

By: Johnny Morales

Johnny Morales — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 09:48:08 +0000

I have a feeling you already know the answer.

Chickens seem to be eager cannibals from what I can tell from my hens.

The way they cluck, you’d think they are at a party. LOL It’s as if they are saying, we know we taste good.

Chicken, chicken fat, eggshells all seem to be their most favorite food.

They love chicken gelatin made from the drippings of a cooked chicken that solidifies when cold mixed with leftover anything.

By: เพิ่มความสูง

เพิ่มความสูง — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 03:09:42 +0000

Its very honor that you give us this informative, thank you so much.

By: Aviva Weisgal

Aviva Weisgal — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:53:10 +0000

Great article, and also thinking of starting to raise my own clooks. You might want to look at this very informative link:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/09/clever-tunnel-chickens-gardening.php?fb_comment_id=fbc_10150321895804446_18876798_10150326936759446

All the best for you and your chicks, and Happy New Year

By: Northern

Northern — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:32:22 +0000

heh. I just like geese but chickens will be fine, too.
Thanks for the tip 🙂

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:22:17 +0000

I have no idea. Call the municipality and ask. You’ll probably get an answer you won’t like. I think chickens are likely easier to get away with than geese, which are bigger. Trying to get one to lay a golden egg? Or a “green” one?

By: Northern

Northern — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:13:51 +0000

Hi.
Great article.
I was wondering – are there legal restrictions on having your own coop?
I live in Ashkelon and I actually wanted to raise geese or ducks and I’m trying to find out if it’s legal for me to do it.

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:03:48 +0000

Also – what’s your take on feeding chickens leftover chicken?

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:02:35 +0000

Dear Joe,
Great tips. I didn’t know about the vet visits.
Do your chickens like onions?

By: Joe van Zwarem

Joe van Zwarem — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 20:51:55 +0000

It’s a real experience for young children to see chicks grow into egg laying chickens and excitement for them to bring in the newly laid eggs. And the fresh eggs are simply delicious. I have raised chickens and hope to do again this year.

Some tips:
1) I select chicks in the spring time – you do not know what you get – roosters or hens, so I pick 4-5 chicks. You need a rooster anyway to get the hens to lay eggs. But once they get started laying eggs, you can take the rooster away (otherwise the neighbors will kill you).
2) It is important to vaccinate the chickens as they can catch disease which they can transmit to us humans – for a token fee, the City veterinarian in Jerusalem does that.
3) I fed my chickens all our organic garbage (vegetable peels, remains from meals, old fruit, old bread, ..). They pick what they want to eat and the rest gets composted with their droppings – this makes good fertilizer for the garden. I also turn over the soil and the chickens are good at pulling out insects from freshly turned soil.
4) I give the chickens the run of the garden (as long as you do not have dogs) – they eat all insects, snakes and scorpions, so I do not have to use pesticides and be afraid for my grand children getting a poisonous bite. At night they go into the chicken coop, which my son built, and was built to keep cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
5) You need to separate the chicks from the chickens – the chickens can kill the chicks.

By: Alison Heathcote

Alison Heathcote — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:11:26 +0000

How extraordinary! I was literally thinking this morning that I should get some chooks as I am missing my B12 vitamin which good free range eggs produce. I live in Jordan and subscribe to Green Prophet so was astonished to see this article when I came on the internet just now. Thank you.