Jupiter Farms: Backyard chickens

Jupiter Farms means freedom...freedom from restrictive HOA covenants and the freedom to do as you please.  People move here primarily for this reason and for the large home sites.

One of the things you can do here is own backyard chickens.  With the current sustainability craze, owning chickens is quite the in thing to do.  If you own them, you will learn about their laying habits.

One of which is they lay best when the weather is great, just like it has been this weekend.  Once the really hot weather of the summer is upon us, the number of eggs laid daily will really drop off. Here's a sample of what I picked up yesterday.

Unless you have tried the real cage free eggs you haven't really tasted how good an egg can be.  And those from backyard chickens are much lower in cholesterol than those from industrial production farms and you can supplement their diet with flax to boost Omega 3 in your diet.

If Jupiter Farms sounds like the kind of place you would like to live and are thinking of moving here, let me show you the best deals and locations.  Since this is a 16 square mile area, there are plenty of things to know before you buy.  I have lived here for the last 15 years and can be reached at 561-762-4073.

Jupiter Farms, another beautiful morning

So you are looking for a new home and see nothing but zero lot line opportunities.  Hey, come on out to the Farms.  Here homesites are 1.25 acres and more and this is what morning looks like out here.

Jupiter Farms live oak

Real estate in Jupiter Farms offers space and the freedom to do as you please.  Some parcels of land are as big as 20 acres and there is no Homeowner's Association here so you will not be choked by regulations.

Jupiter Farms is 16 square miles of dedicated equestrian area which means you will see horses out here.  We share the road with them and give them the right of way.

Does Jupiter Farms sound like it might be right for you?  Send me an email and I can answer that question for you since I have lived in the Farms for 12 years.  Or call me at 561-762-4073.

Jersey Giants coming to the neighborhood

Sustainability is a big thing these days.  People are growing more food in their gardens and everybody is interested in backyard chickens.  I have kept chickens for 6 years since I sold a house here in Jupiter Farms and found a place for their play set, rabbit, pool and some other things, but could not find a home for their chickens.

So, I took them.

6 years and 19 birds later I am still at it.  And I'm always meeting people who want to get some birds and need advice on the care and feeding thereof.  My girls produce about a dozen eggs a day.

Chickens can be fascinating friends.  They are very social and curious and will hang around you every time you are in the yard if you will let them.

About a year ago, my new neighbors moved in with 2 horses, 2 miniature donkeys and a couple of chickens.  Well, they did not have the sturdiest of cages and the local predators soon gave them a personal invitation for dinner.  So they are replenishing the flock... with Jersey Giants.

Jersey Giants were originally bred to replace turkeys.  In fact, the roosters can get to 17 pounds.  They are docile and friendly by nature and good layers and breeders.  You see, in the world of chickens, each breed is known by these characteristics.  Just like any other animals be they horses, dogs or humans.

However, roosters do crow.  Loudly.  And at all hours if they feel like it.

So for the next few months while the chicks are growing all is quiet.  Roosters can't crow until they are mature.  Then they have to "find" their cock-a-doodle-do by practicing.

So I guess we are in for some crowing.  But if they breed, and the roosters always do their part it's the hens that don't sit the eggs (called broody) maybe there will be some extra birds that can cross the fence and come live over here. 

If living in Jupiter Farms sounds like fun...it is!  You can see all Jupiter Farms homes for sale at my website Coastal Florida Real Estate where all homes and pictures are there in real time.  Or for personal, Farms resident service, you can call me at 561-762-4073 or coastalflrealestate@gmail.com.  Or head over to my You Tube channel where there are over 150 videos on the Jupiter lifestyle.