Home to Roost Helping city folks raise chickens!

Have you had to wait several weeks to be seen by a vet or call several practices before you found one that had an opening? Did you have a long wait time in the office? Did you feel that cost of care was expensive?

Vets are really struggling these days. Yes, it’s difficult to get a vet appointment. Yes, you may wait a long time. Yes, it’s expensive, too. There are many factors that go into these issues, including a vet shortage, new technologies, and the need to make a living and pay down debts from vet school. Remember that these professionals are trying their best to do the best they can for you and your animal companion. Be kind! And make sure to budget to care for the health of your birds.

This article from the BBC provides more information on some of the issues that veterinarians face.

Don’t lose out! Register by Friday for these chicken-keeping classes at the Chicago Botanic Garden!

Saturday, October 14, 2023:

Basic Backyard Chicken Keeping,10 am – 12 pm. Register here: https://www.chicagobotanic.org/adult_education/nature_birding/basic_chicken_keeping?range_start=2023-10-14

Chicken Coop Basics, 1:30 – 3:30 pm. Register here: https://www.chicagobotanic.org/adult_education/nature_birding/chicken_coop_basics

Saturday, November 11, 2023
Snow Birds – Winter Care for Chickens, 10 am – 12 pm. Register here: https://www.chicagobotanic.org/adult_education/nature_birding/snow_birds_winter_care_chickens

What is your oldest living chicken? Most of the birds I’ve known have lived to be between 4 and 6 years. My oldest rooster, Hot Stuff, lived to be 10, and my favorite hen, Maryann, was 9. Here is a post about a hen who is 21! In fact, she’s in the Guiness Book of World Records.

https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/10/meet-peanut-the-worlds-oldest-living-chicken.html?fbclid=IwAR2c37OI1IPCo52EfXTZf5mRDGOnNWHGEmmAbTUGJZ7fy5aMUs8KekQLDME

Chickens for adoption.

Text Tony at 760-470-1885.

Three hens probably 5 years old now. Adopted in 2019. Laying infrequently. Two Australorps and one Wyandotte. One has a limp from a hawk attack about 18 months ago, but overall they are healthy. Owner needs to travel over the next six months. Raised together from chicks, so owner wants to keep them together. Photo taken last winter.

Text Tony at 760-470-1885. On North Shore willing to deliver in Chicagoland.