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Egg prices are soaring. Are backyard chickens the answer?

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310 points greenie_beans | 2 comments | 19 Feb 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.42s | source
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cmrdporcupine ◴[19 Feb 25 23:22 UTC] No.43109073[source]▶
We have raised a few hens at our hobby farm over the years. The eggs are nice and all, but they're actually quite fragile animals, and then you go and get attached to them and they get suddenly sick and slowly die on you in horrible ways. And veterinary care for backyard chickens is seriously problematic and difficult to get and expensive.

My wife fell seriously in love with keeping chickens and it kind of emotionally broke her. Always tried so hard to do things right, and something has always gone wrong.

I wouldn't advise it, personally, to most people.

Ducks are apparently a bit more resilient though. And duck eggs are great.

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1. colechristensen ◴[19 Feb 25 23:37 UTC] No.43109229[source]▶
Yes, raising animals requires the mindset of… raising animals. They’re not pets and life happens to them which most people are very disconnected from these days.
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2. cmrdporcupine ◴[19 Feb 25 23:38 UTC] No.43109239[source]▶
It requires a level of detachment not everyone can accomplish. I brought them home, thinking that's how it would be. My wife fell in love with them, and basically stole them from me. And then it's been years of tears.