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AnnesMan t1_iwj36bw wrote

We got 6 chickens this year. It's been super fun and we have more eggs than we know what to do with. (Caveat, we'd need to sell each egg for $50 to recoup what we spent on their coop and run. Lol)

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Dreadedtrash t1_iwkz21y wrote

Haha I agree. When we got our first 6 we bought a cheap coop from tractor supply. That lasted about 3 months until they outgrew it and ended up spending like $1300 on a coop and run. Its been a few years and we are now up to 9 chickens and probably could fit a couple more before it was an issue.

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AnnesMan t1_iwkzj17 wrote

I want more - but we're limited to 6 by our city. Shameless plug, we've been sharing about raising our chickens on our site https://www.meatycluckers.com/ (and we have a 24/7 live stream of them...lol)

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Dreadedtrash t1_iwl06vm wrote

Our town has limits based on lot size. I think 1/4 acre has a 6 chicken limit. We have a couple acres so we don't have a limit. We are thinking about doing some meat birds next year.

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