Dumb question. Indoor chickens?

[Magus]

They can't stink worse than cats or dogs right?

 

[Amish Heart]

They stink pretty bad. I wouldn't do it. Why wouldn't you want them outside? You could do a dog run type enclosure next to your trailer.

 

[Magus]

Hungry neighbors.

 

[Mountain trapper]

They can't stink worse than cats or dogs right?

Chickens do stink, ducks even worse, but cats in the house are disgusting. Chickens need to be outside away from the house in a run with a coop. Our chicken run is about 1 quarter acre in size.

 

[PopPopT]

I've been in houses that have several birds as pets. Strong odors are not uncommon. Hard no for me on having chickens in the house. Doesn't mean they can't have their own "house" but I don't want to share living space with them. I'm also not so sure it's healthy.

 

[Bacpacker]

Chickens stink badly. Really bad in the heat. Ours are too close to the house for my liking.

 

[Neb]

I've been in houses that have several birds as pets. Strong odors are not uncommon. Hard no for me on having chickens in the house. Doesn't mean they can't have their own "house" but I don't want to share living space with them. I'm also not so sure it's healthy.

Ditto that.

Ben

 

[Pearl]

All birds stink!! And chicken poop in the house would be total hell!! @Mountain trapper , if the kitty boxes are kept clean, cats don't stink!!

 

[Mountain trapper]

All birds stink!! And chicken poop in the house would be total hell!! @Mountain trapper , if the kitty boxes are kept clean, cats don't stink!!

Just poking the bear Pearl. I've known people with indoor cats and they didn't stink.

 

[Pearl]

Just poking the bear Pearl. I've known people with indoor cats and they didn't stink.

I like to bury my face in my animals' fur and smell them ( yes, even the donkey)! People who have human babies like to smell their babies so I can smell mine!!

 

[Pearl]

I like to bury my face in my animals' fur and smell them ( yes, even the donkey)! People who have human babies like to smell their babies so I can smell mine!!

Ten people just put me on " ignore", lol!!

 

[Mountain trapper]

I like to bury my face in my animals' fur and smell them ( yes, even the donkey)! People who have human babies like to smell their babies so I can smell mine!!

I think that's pretty normal. I've always liked the smell of new born calves and foals.
Just not sure that I'd want a cat anywhere near my face though, a bobcat maybe.

 

[Hooch]

Yea I don't think it's a good idea..
I had a rooster get attacked by my neighbors dog in winter. I had him in a kennel in my bathroom untill it wasn't freezing outside. I had to clean his kennel a few times a day..total pain in the A.. messy n stinky poo...but he was my special rooster.
My friend ran him over not long after he mended and was outside again. He was soooo friendly after but had no car avoiding sense. My friend didn't realize she backed over him n I didn't have the heart to tell her she smashed him..
But anyways..not a good idea ..

I can't stand indoor cat boxes..old cats stink I think..they don't or can't groom themselves well n start smelling like a catbox..

I recall when I was going to college and worked at pets mart a woman that always bought a ton of cat food and she leaked of cat box smell and bad B O...
I would try holding my breath n folks would back away when she was going through the register..
I don't think cat people realize unless they are very clean n sterile about the cat box their clothes and house start smelling like a catbox..gah..

 

[Hooch]

I love the smell of horses..goats no so much..lol..

 

[Mountain trapper]

There's been a few times when our order for baby chick's arrived while it was too cold for them to be out in the brooder house, so we kept then in the upstairs bathtub. Even with constant cleaning they would start stinking after a few days.

 

[Hooch]

that happens often ..I've known people that did that. I've done it too every time I hatch out chicks except I've made a special brooder out of a extra large totes. I have 2 totes I use so I can clean n swap daily. I can't wait to kick them outside once they get big enough.
I have two brooder heat plates in the totes so I can set them up on the porch in the tote for a few weeks to minimize inside time. The heat plates are pretty handy and are safer than heated lights. I've never lost a chick to them being cold.

 

[Bacpacker]

We keep our young chicks in the basement for a few weeks when we first get them. Within 2 weeks the odor is awful. We can't wait to put them out

 

[Peanut]

Only way I'd keep a grown chicken in the house is just long enough to heat the oil in the fryer.

Like others I'll keep peeps in the house when I first get them if its too cold outside. Usually in a horse tub. As soon as they are big enough to survive under heat lamps they go out on the porch. Keep them a few weeks in an old fiberglass laundry cart from a state mental hosp.

 

[RJ2019]

Chickens are only allowed in the house if I'm hatching them or if I bought baby chicks. And then only for a couple weeks or until I can't with the smell anymore, which doesnt take very long.

 

[Amish Heart]

Yep, us, too. Baby chicks, and turkey poults in the house till they can do without the heat lamp. Then in the milkhouse they go. And I clean the brooders twice a day, they still can smell bad. I couldn't imagine full sized chickens or turkeys in the house.

 

[LadyLocust]

They can't stink worse than cats or dogs right?

Nah, you’re raccoons would kill them then you’d have a heck of a mess to clean up

 

[Haertig]

People who have human babies like to smell their babies...

I think that's commonly called a "diaper check". And you usually don't see the word "like" in the same sentence with that.

 

[Amish Heart]

Nah, you’re raccoons would kill them then you’d have a heck of a mess to clean up

I forgot about the raccoons. Yep. They would absolutely kill them. I hate raccoons.

 

[Pearl]

I think that's commonly called a "diaper check". And you usually don't see the word "like" in the same sentence with that.

NO, not what I'm talking about!!

 

[ClemKadiddlehopper]

Yes, you can keep them in the house. Amazon sells chicken, duck and goose diapers. Just saying.

Hey @Magus, get yourself a pet hen. I for one, would love to see a video of you changing it's diaper. I have seen a leash trained chicken and you can teach it to play the piano.

 

[Amish Heart]

He'd need to get muzzles for those raccoons that hang out inside with him

 

[Peanut]

He should have eaten the raccoons, fried them up in possum fat.

 

[Ekatarina]

I like to bury my face in my animals' fur and smell them ( yes, even the donkey)! People who have human babies like to smell their babies so I can smell mine!!

Same here with my Cats my Dog and when I had my 2 Mares
Love to put my nose in their fur and they love it

 

[Magus]

Love the replies! OK, so after SHTF, how will I have eggs?
I'm moving back into a real home soon I'm hoping, this Winnebago has had it pretty much I'll be needing to keep freeloading neighbors and wildlife out of my stuff. Maybe I'll pull a "breaking bad" and grow mushrooms and winter potatoes in it? Herbs? I'll always need spices! I thought about hamsters, but they stink worse than chickens!

 

[Amish Heart]

So the chickens in the Winnebago and not you? Well, that could work, I think. They'll want some dirt and weed time though.