Comments on: Rural Or Not, Here They Come! http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2009/10/10/health-and-family/country-gentleman-gardening/urban-return-backyard-chicken.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=urban-return-backyard-chicken Home of The Saturday Evening Post Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:02:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Sue George http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2009/10/10/health-and-family/country-gentleman-gardening/urban-return-backyard-chicken.html/comment-page-1#comment-3648 Sue George Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:15:25 +0000 http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=12053#comment-3648 I, too, have just begun what I hope is a long happy life with a flock of pullets. I chose Aracaunas after learning that they are more easily tamed. They also happen to be very pretty birds. I get about 3-5 green (yes, green) eggs per day from my 5 “little girls”.

Yes, they do have personalities all their own. I have found a parting of ways with some of the best books on chickens, however. The kindest of books portray chickens as not having the capacity to love as a dog or cat does. My chickens are very loving and if I don’t pick them up to be held, they fly onto my lap for some attention and one even will fall asleep while I pet her.

I strongly recommend this to anyone interested in getting closer to their roots.

]]> By: Sammie Justesen http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2009/10/10/health-and-family/country-gentleman-gardening/urban-return-backyard-chicken.html/comment-page-1#comment-1667 Sammie Justesen Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:07:15 +0000 http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=12053#comment-1667 A great article! I love raising chickens and I’m glad to see this is gaining popularity. Believe it or not, chickens have personalities a fascinating social life (or maybe I don’t get out often enough).

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