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Blooie How many chickens do you have?

Blooie I appreciate the pictures!! I honestly thought that once it got to be winter they had to be put away in our garage til spring! That is why hubby is building a 2nd larger coup(well larger because were getting more)for our garage.

See, I had no clue that's how it was done! Thanks for sharing :-)

I seriously cannot thank you guys enough for all the help! I will never ever be afraid to ask a question especially after I already asked the really awkward ones. Haha! We do have really harsh winters, my husband is building a coup for in the garage for when it gets to be too cold for them to...

You guys are totally the BEST. I pictured all of you shaking your heads thinking I must be nuts! Haha! So glad I joined this site! My next question-do you free feed your chickens? Or only feed them at certain times of day?

Ok now I really feel like a complete *** because someone told me that the male fertilized the egg after the female laid it.....I seriously am beyond Embarassed right now...

Thank you all for the info!! I don't want a ton of chickens, I just want a small flock & wanted to make sure I was going about this the right way. As of right now, I have no interest or plans at all to let Copper fertilize any eggs that Penny lays-however, if I get some new breeds, and Copper...

I don't know if this is where I should post this, but it seemed like the closest forum to what I need to ask. I have one male & one female RIR. I know I need to get 9 more females to keep the ratio correct. Do the 9 females I get have to also be RIR's? Or can I get mixed breeds?

What forum do I post in to ask all my questions?

Thanks for the response! What makes the whole experience even more surprising to me.....I have a fear of birds!!! Every one I know knows this & thought I was joking when I said I got two chickens! Their beaks & feet scare the crap out of me, I'm terrified! But something just told me it would be...

Any other Wisconsin peeps(heehee)out there?!?!

Any other Wisconsin peeps(heehee)out there?!

Hi everyone! My name is Jen and I am in south eastern Wisconsin. I'm a stay at home mom, married to my High School sweetheart for almost 15yrs. My husband works in a Maximum prison, and our sons are 15 & almost 10. We have 3 Russian Wolfhounds(Borzoi), a Silken Windhound, a cat, and 2 Russian...