Sandycheeks Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Back Yard Chickens is a great site with lots of good info. I signed up with them also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fadedgenes Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 A chicken has saved a family from a house fire. Dennis Murawska and his wife were woken early in the morning at their home in Alma Center, Wisconsin, by their pet chicken Cluck Cluck. A fire had started in the garage and their smoke detectors failed to work. At 6.15am yesterday (December 27), the couple fled the house before the fire reached them. Firefighters later saved the chicken, who had alerted its owners with loud clucking from its cage in the basement two floors below. "The chicken gets quite vocal when she gets excited," said Murawska. Chief fireman of Alama Center told The AP: "We are used to hearing about a dog or cat or something, but we never heard of a chicken waking up a resident for a fire, that's pretty amazing." Cluck Cluck came from a nearby farm and began wandering over to Murawska's house. His neighbor said he could kill it for meat because it had failed to produce eggs and had a mutated foot. However, Murawska kept the chicken as a pet and built a coop. He and his wife even let it sleep in their basement on cold nights. Murawska, 59, said: "I spent way more money than I ever should've. I guess it paid off." Read more: http://www.digitalspy.com/odd/news/a447594/chicken-saves-family-from-house-fire.html#ixzz2GgwpjWLe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest marbek Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 I like to hang out here: http://www.backyardchickens.com/ Lots of good, useful information. It's my second favorite forum I love Backyard Chickens. Been a member there since July, 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest marbek Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Just curious, I know NOTHING abut chickens, but why do some roosters need butchered ASAP. What happens? Also,how do eggs taste better from your own chickens? All interesting to me... HAHA! leave it to GoduBois!!!! ;D They are young chickens, hatched in May. There are too many roosters, and they are mean. The one continually attacks us now when we go to feed, water or just visit with them. I had a hen that started laying, that was hatched at the same time, and she no longer lays. I assume it is because of those nasty roosters. We were giving them treats to stay out in the run so we could feed and water them. As for the eggs, fresh eggs just taste better. We have small, medium and large eggs from our various breeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJadvisor Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 We didn't get a rooster. My son already has plans for a large order of chicks in the spring. Hoping to reign him in by then! Though, I do want a few more. Everyone is requesting eggs. We are considering selling some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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