Kitchen

[new nickname 4]

@SharkE , that's why I live in the country, in the middle of my farm.  Life is great most of the time, with no neighbors next door (but close by).  Good luck, I lived for years in town next to "stick boy".  You know the kid who carried a branch or a stick and beat the holy heck out of my plants, bushes, etc etc.  

On another note, getting gas today, the car in front of me had windows rattling in tune to his music.  WOW, I can't imagine what his hearing will be in future years.

[SharkE]

Wha about those a holes with cars that put the Indy 500 to shame. When I'm in town they blow thru the stoplights.

I'm in country suburbs and on 2 1/2 acres stuck the house when we built right in the middle so as to keep distance from neighbors. Most of the time I have peace and quiet, but, unless you can afford to buy all the acres and lots around you , you have to put up with other folks.

I'm lucky compared to others cost a fortune to be able to live now days. My insurance went up a fortune ! Thank God Tx freezes your property taxes when your 65 one thing I get a break on.

[beckyb1012]

I had an omelet last night and almost cried when I picked up one of the eggs and the bottom of it had a small crack.  I thought what a waste of dollars for that one egg.

[Othereeeen]

Before you set up for chickens....price the coop, the fence , the chickens, the feed, the straw bedding, the fuel to pick up supplies...the noise, the chicken manure, your neighbors animosity, the hawks,...cleaning that coop in 95 degree humid weather, rainy weather, or below zero ( feeding every day too)...and disposing of the waste. Yuck.

Visit a chicken coop and inhale deeply.....

Then..the day comes when they stop laying...are YOU going to chop off it's head and make a nice chicken and dumpling dinner??? I think not.

Eggs are a bargain at 5.50 a dozen for jumbo here in W. PA. 

That's 46 cents per egg. One dollar for a two egg breakfast ( well maybe a quarter more for the cooking gas and the pat of butter.)

REAL complete food too...not prepared, frozen, processed, fast food, label-du-jour ( Healthy!! Keto!! Fat Free!!! Cage free!! Low Carb!!...Laden with chemicals...o wait...that's never on the front label!!!)

Just toss the carton when done.

(And YES I agree the fresh laid ones are best, but as far as doing an analysis on cost, the dozen in the store is the best bet.

Or just go to McD's and get thier "bargain menu"  glop Egg McMuffin for a few bucks ....for ONE egg!!!

Lotsa people do, and then complain about the cost of a dozen eggs. ( While thier shopping carts are FULL of dollars-per-serving processed, frozen, prepared glop in pretty colorful labelled boxes!!!and don't forget the ten sixpacks of soda on the cart sides!!!)

No real food for these whiners!!!

[cindyNC]

@TheMemphisVette 

I went to Publix shopping today......senior citizen discount.  Found some organic vegetarian eggs for $5.09 a dozen.  They were out of Egglands Best.  The Publix brand of eggs was $5.49 a dozen. 

[cindyNC]

@kate2357  I live in a rural area with a few clusters of houses around us.  A few years ago, we had a rooster wandering the neighborhood. A man down the street won two roosters in a poker game and they fought, so he let one go in the neighborhood. 

It was a Cubalaya - very pretty, ate the bugs out of all the flower beds. Roosted in another neighbor's tree at night. It finally joined the flock of chickens owned by the neighbor across the street.  

[riley1]

As @cindyNC stated, price it all out and then remember the fencing has to be buried a certain amount underground so the fox, coyotes, raccoons, etc can dig their way under.

Also, the enclosure has to be fully enclosed so the hawks and owls can't get in from the top.

You really have to know what you are getting into raising chickens. They are quite messy and smelly. And, they do take a lot of work so they don't develope illness.

[Kachina624]

@SharkE   Did you declare your house a homestead?  That's another tax break for Texans.

[haddon9]

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@Jk9 wrote:

I guess I am lucky to buy direct from small farmers and folks with their own chickens.  The eggs are delicious and I know the people who raise them.  Will chickens become the next big pet fad???

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I do the same.  I just made a run over to the local farm.  You can see the chickens out in the pasture.  The eggs are delicious and a rich deep yellow/orange color.

They aren't cheap.  They are $7.50 a dozen.

[haddon9]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

I hope this chicken coop thing doesn't catch on.  My neighbors in the subdivision can't even clean up their dog poop let along adequately care for chickens and their mess.  I can only imagine the flies and smells in hot summer.

And a rooster!  Why is that necessary?  There would be complaints galore.....or a civil uprising.

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People put down HOAs but they do have their benefits!