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Originally Posted by Howitzer
Thanks, I'm looking at a much different scale though...like about 6.
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Smart man; six is a good number. It has been 25 years since we have had chickens but when we did it was on a similar scale, providing plenty of eggs for a family of four with a couple of dozen a week left over.
If you have been reading up on it there is probably not a lot to add but FWIW, my preference is white leghorns; small, easy keepers, egg factories. Each chicken will consistently lay a large white egg a day, six of them will eat maybe 20-25 lbs of laying mash a week (much less if they free range). Be certain to provide plenty of fresh water and ground oyster shells.
Good luck,
Jim