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It's all fun and games until the hen turns out to be a rooster.

Chicken Coop Caveat

Although we at BobVila.com are probably more likely to encourage homeowners to build and maintain their own chicken coop, I felt a sense of obligation to share with the world the potential pitfalls of such an endeavor.

This persuasive piece by a New York Times writer may give some folk second thoughts about raising chickens in their own backyard. It turns out there's a little more to it besides tossing some feed around every now and then and finding new ways to incorporate the dozens of daily fresh eggs into the family's meals.

No, there are diseases, predators, hens that won't lay, and the occasional case of gender identity -- just imagine when that grown hen you expected to start churning out eggs begins crowing at the break of dawn. Small wonder many municipalities have ordinances against roosters.

So read up and get the pros/cons list ready.

Who has some chicken-raising horror stories to share?

Author: Ben
Posted: November 4th, 2009
Credit: New York Times article
Categories: Lawn & Garden, Sheds & Outbuildings

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With the right coop you may get	11/04/2009 11:48 AM	Handyman
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little, cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little, cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little, cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more		Member Since 11/19/1998 Total Contributions 628
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With the right coop you may get