The Hazards of Backyard Hens

WARNING! CHICKENS ARE A GATEWAY ANIMAL! This gal has taken the time to warn us all about the dangers of raising backyard chickens. Something funny to brighten your day!

#7- Pinto the Blogdog- the Chickens!

     HOWDY FOLKS!  Pinto the Blogdog here.  I promised I'd tell ya'll about the chickens.  Now, some people may look askance when I say I like our hens.  But, I do.  They're friendly little creatures, cheerful, talkative, and very production oriented.  I mean, they earn their keep, unlike some of the beasts around this place, who shall remain unnamed. They each give us an egg every 30 hours or so.  You can't argue about that!

     So, M'Lady has kept hens since she was 11 years old.  She loves 'em.  She has a nice coop, built right into the barn, which has a big outdoor pen attached to it.  This way the hens can go in and out, enjoy the sunshine, and have a nice, safe place to roost at night and nests to lay their eggs in the daytime.  Every few years, she'll sell the older hens, and buy new young pullets (young females).  The batch she has now are:

The hens enjoying kitchen scraps and sunshine

   

"Hey Waitress, Make Mine a Potato!"

IDAHO FARM FACTS

     This was found in our local newspaper on Sunday.  I imagine every state would have similar figures.  It is stunning, how productive our farmers are!

     If Idahoans had to consume all products produced within this state in 2010, every resident would need to consume EACH DAY:

     234 slices of bread
     40 potatoes
     2 pounds of cheese or 42 glasses of milk
     1 - 8 oz steak or 1.5 quarter-pound burgers
     2 onions
     2 cups dry beans