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<blockquote data-quote="gtaus" data-source="post: 25940342" data-attributes="member: 536250"><p>The first year I had my chickens the kids came over with their step-mother and visited my chickens. The step-mother had raised chickens of her own in the past, so she probably enjoyed the visit more than the kids. But that family unit broke up last year and step-mom is no longer in the picture. </p><p></p><p>I don't know if these were the same kids this year, they were from the same extended family, but they did come over late one evening, after the chickens had already gone into the coop to roost, so I told them they could come back the next day more in the afternoon. They said they would, but I never saw them. The kids were in their young teens, so maybe chickens were not their thing. </p><p></p><p>I do try to engage any children when they do come over to visit. I always have some spare old bread ready to give to them to feed to the chickens as a treat. As to eggs, well my girls are getting 3+ years old, I'm down to 6 hens, and I am only averaging about 1 egg per day, sometimes nothing. In other words, nothing to give away.</p><p></p><p>I have 5 chicks in the brooder in the garage, so I should be back in the egg business late fall. There are many reasons to have a backyard flock, but it seems to me that if egg production is your main goal, then you need to replace the flock every 2 years. I tell people that I bought composting chickens, and eggs are just a bonus. I have harvested about $500.00 worth of chicken run compost in the past 2 years, so even the old girls are earning their keep - just not in terms of egg laying.</p><p></p><p>I will let the children feed the chickens any treats I may have set aside for the day, but I don't let them pet my chickens. I don't pet my chickens. Although not exactly livestock, I don't raise my chickens as pets, either. I only have one ISA Brown hen that will come up to me to pet her, and that is after 3 years of feeding and caring for her every day. She won't approach anybody else. All my other chickens run away from anybody or anything. I'm OK with that because they run into the coop if at all concerned about their safety.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gtaus, post: 25940342, member: 536250"] The first year I had my chickens the kids came over with their step-mother and visited my chickens. The step-mother had raised chickens of her own in the past, so she probably enjoyed the visit more than the kids. But that family unit broke up last year and step-mom is no longer in the picture. I don't know if these were the same kids this year, they were from the same extended family, but they did come over late one evening, after the chickens had already gone into the coop to roost, so I told them they could come back the next day more in the afternoon. They said they would, but I never saw them. The kids were in their young teens, so maybe chickens were not their thing. I do try to engage any children when they do come over to visit. I always have some spare old bread ready to give to them to feed to the chickens as a treat. As to eggs, well my girls are getting 3+ years old, I'm down to 6 hens, and I am only averaging about 1 egg per day, sometimes nothing. In other words, nothing to give away. I have 5 chicks in the brooder in the garage, so I should be back in the egg business late fall. There are many reasons to have a backyard flock, but it seems to me that if egg production is your main goal, then you need to replace the flock every 2 years. I tell people that I bought composting chickens, and eggs are just a bonus. I have harvested about $500.00 worth of chicken run compost in the past 2 years, so even the old girls are earning their keep - just not in terms of egg laying. I will let the children feed the chickens any treats I may have set aside for the day, but I don't let them pet my chickens. I don't pet my chickens. Although not exactly livestock, I don't raise my chickens as pets, either. I only have one ISA Brown hen that will come up to me to pet her, and that is after 3 years of feeding and caring for her every day. She won't approach anybody else. All my other chickens run away from anybody or anything. I'm OK with that because they run into the coop if at all concerned about their safety. [/QUOTE]
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