I’m not sure why you’re getting downvoted, your experience is valid.
50 on 1/2 acre is a lot, but shouldn’t be stomach wrenchingly stinky. Grass certainly helps. Bare dirt would require more upkeep. My 160 were on like 2, and having that many was unintentional but like I said wasn’t particularly smelly at all.
Sounds like chickens aren’t for you, though. There’s a nearby dairy I pass from time to time that smells really bad some days.
Chickens do make funny enjoyable noises.
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If you can smell a few backyard chickens the owners are doing something horribly wrong.
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I had 160+ at one point and it didn’t smell even if you were standing in the middle of the yard. They need space, that’s all.
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I’m not sure why you’re getting downvoted, your experience is valid.
50 on 1/2 acre is a lot, but shouldn’t be stomach wrenchingly stinky. Grass certainly helps. Bare dirt would require more upkeep. My 160 were on like 2, and having that many was unintentional but like I said wasn’t particularly smelly at all.
Sounds like chickens aren’t for you, though. There’s a nearby dairy I pass from time to time that smells really bad some days.