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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually there are amazing pics of a gorgeous coop designed by an architect in Southern Living this month.  Check it out if you are interested in raising a couple of chickens without the mess.

PPs referencing stinky, gross coops are out of touch.  2-3 chickens are not going to produce the same issues as a chicken farm. Just don't let your hens set and you'll be fine.  Chickens are less work than a dog and much more useful.[/quote]

Again, you are basing your opinion on something you saw in a design magazine! Not reality. All chickens produce chicken shit, which is about 10,000 times more disgusting than dog feces.

Oh, and one question- what are you going to do with those hens when they stop laying? You do know that most chickens lay for 2-3 years, but can live for 6-7, right? How "useful" will they be then? Or will you cut their heads off, clean and pluck them, and serve those stringy old gals for dinner? [/quote]

No, I am basing my opinion on the fact that I have had chickens at various points in my life and thus have personal experience.  Your only experience appears to be driving by a chicken farm once on vacation.  I was giving OP real advice.

Hens are not loud.  Avoid a rooster. 
Finally, yes, you will need to replace your flock after a few years.  If you get too attached put them in a dog crate and haul them to a butcher who can do the dirty work for you.[/quote]

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