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In reply to the discussion: Awesome old USDA poster [View all]Hekate
(90,784 posts)26. 4 hens, no roosters, seems to be about what the neighbors can live with nearly anywhere...
... in Suburbia. We have 4 hens that we got by accident, and have had zero complaints from the neighbors. The guy next door likes them so much he got a few of his own. The rest of the neighbors get gifts of eggs from us every so often and are very pleased.
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4 hens, no roosters, seems to be about what the neighbors can live with nearly anywhere...
Hekate
Mar 2013
#26
I live "inland" in SoCal, the ground is hard pack and the HOA and neighbors would just freak
xtraxritical
Mar 2013
#40
Kick! Always loved the old line "Use it up, wear it out. Make it do or do without."
raouldukelives
Mar 2013
#25
That is a concern for me... Keeping them warm in the winter... My family says that is when
midnight
Mar 2013
#82
by design. people have been channeled into that via pricing and time. cheaper to buy most
HiPointDem
Mar 2013
#32
With people working two (or more) jobs just to survive they're supposed to be farming too? geez
xtraxritical
Mar 2013
#43
I thought that it was 'the upper crust' people who prefer using the word luncheon.
lumpy
Mar 2013
#80
people who practise these actions nowadays would be derided as preppers and labled by DHS, MIAC, etc
Mutatis Mutandis
Mar 2013
#68
My husband and I were just talking about this concept - it's great and
Laura PourMeADrink
Mar 2013
#69