My daughter was out riding around with her Hubby and Kids 5 when they saw a flock of chickens wandering along the side of the road getting run over by cars passing. So they stopped and began to try to chase them out of the road. There were no houses along the stretch and the chickens had the appearance of being neglected and abandoned there. It was a circus for a while then they started to jump at the van as if they wanted to get in. It was getting dark and they wanted to roost I guess. So they opened the door and they did jump in.
She lives in a city and houses are cramped and the city knows your every move so she called and asked if she could keep them at our house. I had just bought eggs for $2 a dozen and so I said sure. We built an enclosure and made them a roosting area in the shed and bought feed and now they are our guests. Her 5 kids and our 3 have named them all multiple times and I keep saying they are all named chicken as far as I am concerned.
I have already found out we will have to clip some wings as a 4' high fence is not an absolute deterrent to them escaping. So now I am a chicken rancher, YEEHAW.
my daughter said she thought they were all hens but I think at least two are not hens, just from observing them a little. They look somehow a little more delicious than the others. No eggs= no free lunch for you. The adventure continues.