Recent content by DeniceP

I agree. I was surprised how much I enjoy them. The eggs are a bonus.

I have an Americauna, a Coo Coo Marans, and a Buff Orpington. All hens. The buff is the sweetest. She's also the only one that went broody. They all are pretty good layers. We got the Americauna when she was a couple months old. She never lets us touch her. The other two tolerate holding, but I...

Good idea. Thanks.

We have a secure coop, but those **** raccoons keep coming around anyway. My dog has been waking us up every night. I fantasize about sitting by the coop with a bee bee gun waiting for them. It stresses me out to think they're trying to get my girls.

Yes. They're still not buddies, but at least the new girl isn't getting hurt.

I put her in my brooder box (basically a cage) inside the pen for four days. Yesterday morning, I let her out. What used to be my most docile hen started picking on her and the other followed. My solution was to put the more aggressive of the two in the cage for the day so at least it was one on...

Yes! Thanks.

She's exactly the same age but slightly smaller because she's an Ameracauna and the other two are a Marans and a Buff. I'm going to take the roos out this morning and put her next to the run. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Thanks!

Thanks. I'm a worrier, so it makes things harder. I worried about them being cold when I put them outside, I worried about the dog scaring them, I worried about the roosters and now I'm worried about the poor little hen that got taken away from her flock to get beaten up and sit in a cage by...

I got my first chicks in October. I didn't realize how hard it was going to be! I don't know if I'd do it again, even though I've gotten so attached to my chickens. Two of the four turned out to be roosters and a I had a very bad experience trying to introduce a new hen. Whew! The last two weeks...

Thanks for the help everyone.

I have four three-month old chickens that I got at a week old and that were supposed to all be hens. It turns out two are roosters. Someone gave me a hen from the same batch of chicks and I tried to introduce her last night. This morning, the two roosters were trying to kill her. I found a home...

Anyone live near Santa Cruz, California and want two beautiful young roos?

I thought so. He's the only one that doesn't mind being held. I'm so bummed.

Possibly the Australop that was in the background too.