Rural Gardening: new to the whole chicken thing......, 1 by britbrighton

britbrighton wrote:
Thanks for the great encouragement...but what can I expect from four chickens? Some say each chicken lays an egg a day and others say only for a year or so. I am trying to be more self-sufficient in my hectic lifestyle and as the economy weakens further. I have enjoyed going "natural", now moving to the country and having a small orchard, veggie garden etc. All that is left out are the chickens. I do adore chickens, although I am petrified of roosters because one attacked me as a child (terrible emotional trauma! :) Anyhow, we won't be getting any males (sorry boys!) Keep in mind I am below novice here! If I had four chickens, how much runaround room do they need?
Sorry to all of you who lost your chickens :(