Chickens

Okay, I'm loosing it but what a better place to loose it than DK.

With the increase in popularity of some breeds of dogs the increase in pros and cons occur.

Take for example the increase in demand for Dalmatians after the movie, 101 Dalmatians, was released in 1996. Many of these dogs were found to be over bred and not the great family pets as once thought. Many dogs lost their homes when families found they had to train them or this was not the right dog for a family, or " I bought the dog for my children but found they do not take care of the dog", etc.

Now with Doodles we are all witnessing the increase in popularity, BYB, adoptions, and posts that have become heart wrenching here on DK of those looking to re-home their dogs. Expect to see more.

On to my point-CHICKENS.

In my area, and across the country, designer chickens are becoming a culturally popular animal to get and place in the backyard. Cities in my area are now faced with voting on Chicken legislation.

Students and residents at Kent State University lost their battle to keep chickens in the yard. Nearby, the City of Green, will allow the chickens but no roosters. So no eggs. My other son complained his professor talked more about his chickens than he did instructing his class. Last week, a family member talked on and on about his chickens and how trendy they are. All his friends were getting them. In my area, it is everywhere. It is a fad? Designer Chickens.

I wonder if there are ChickenKisses.com? I wonder if Petfinder.com will have 1/2 million chickens for adoption?

The above Chicken, BETTY, needs a fenced in yard, another chicken to keep her company. She also has fears the sky is falling... the ad reads on.

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Permalink Reply by F, Calla & Luca on April 1, 2012 at 7:13am

Who thinks these things up? : )

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Permalink Reply by Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle on April 1, 2012 at 8:36am

This is what we were doing last night while you normal people were sleeping, Jane!

I prefer Popeye's myself. :)

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Permalink Reply by Jane, Guinness and Murphy on April 2, 2012 at 10:34am

Sleep is overrated....sorry I missed all this fun!

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Permalink Reply by Kaytlin and Cooper on April 1, 2012 at 7:33am

My old room mate had 3 chickens. No rooster, but they still laid an egg a day. it was great having free eggs, but they do require letting out early every morning, putting them to bed at night, feeding them, cleaning, collecting eggs etc - alot of people would get bored of that quickly (just like a dog)

When i eventually buy my own place, I was to have a few chickens )

Right now we buy our eggs from a lady down the road - she has a farm with 100 free range chickens, some sheep, and a 3 legged guarding dog. She sells 12 HUGE eggs for $3.50 (and by huge I mean the carton will not close - so about twice the size of a regular egg). I have always bought free range eggs (at $5-6 for 12) but my MIL always bought the cheap caged eggs - she says she can really taste the difference. Plus we are supporting a local business!