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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 4093046" data-attributes="member: 45773">We just started getting eggs from our chickens a few days ago.&nbsp; They&#039;re just shy of 17 weeks.&nbsp; There&#039;s no way to justify the cost of the eggs from your own chickens.&nbsp; They&#039;re outrageously expensive.&nbsp; But it&#039;s not really about the cost for us.&nbsp; It&#039;s about having our own source of food without relying on anyone else.&nbsp; It&#039;s about how the fresh eggs are so much better tasting and better nutritionally than store-bought eggs.&nbsp; It&#039;s about the satisfaction of doing for yourself.&nbsp; Not only that, but chickens are just fun to have around.&nbsp; Several of ours are tame enough to let me pet them and hold them.&nbsp; I have one that runs to me like a puppy dog every time I come outside.&nbsp; She follows me around like my shadow and just chats away.I&#039;m not nearly as fond of the guineas.&nbsp; We started with 12 and we&#039;re down to 7.&nbsp; 1 just died, 1 was killed by a snake (when it was just a few weeks old), 2 disappeared and never came home...don&#039;t remember what happened to number 5.One of the guineas was attacked by 1 or more of the others.&nbsp; She had some pretty good wounds on the side of her breast area and on her back.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t think she&#039;d make it.&nbsp; We separated her from the other guineas and she healed up just fine, apparently.&nbsp; She&#039;s back to roaming with the others and everyone seems to be getting along.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 4093046, member: 45773"] We just started getting eggs from our chickens a few days ago. They're just shy of 17 weeks. There's no way to justify the cost of the eggs from your own chickens. They're outrageously expensive. But it's not really about the cost for us. It's about having our own source of food without relying on anyone else. It's about how the fresh eggs are so much better tasting and better nutritionally than store-bought eggs. It's about the satisfaction of doing for yourself. Not only that, but chickens are just fun to have around. Several of ours are tame enough to let me pet them and hold them. I have one that runs to me like a puppy dog every time I come outside. She follows me around like my shadow and just chats away. I'm not nearly as fond of the guineas. We started with 12 and we're down to 7. 1 just died, 1 was killed by a snake (when it was just a few weeks old), 2 disappeared and never came home...don't remember what happened to number 5. One of the guineas was attacked by 1 or more of the others. She had some pretty good wounds on the side of her breast area and on her back. I didn't think she'd make it. We separated her from the other guineas and she healed up just fine, apparently. She's back to roaming with the others and everyone seems to be getting along. [/QUOTE]

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