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[–] 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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.

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