Unpacking Our Chickens

Energy & Sustainability

After several rounds of possum-, dog-, and raccoon-related mishaps, we’ve just received our third round of chickens. Here’s my patient partner Amanda May unpacking the chicks and explaining the process:


Here’s where we ordered the chickens and information on the assortment.
Believe it or not, there are apparently chickens who will lay green and blue tinted eggs!

If you’re pursuing backyard chickens, the following may be helpful as well:

In spite of inquiries with numerous Austin officials, I can’t find any actual regulation limiting the number of chickens: there’s just noise regulations and a 50-foot setback from residences. So, I’ll test that by having 25 birds living in my yard… Happy backyard chickening!

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Luke Iseman

Luke Iseman makes stuff, some of which works. He invites you to drive a bike for a living (dirtnailpedicab.com), stop killing your garden (growerbot.com), and live in an off-grid shipping container (boxouse.com).

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