She was 3 ounces when i got her. She is full grown and is still 3.7 ounces. Lol she is a Sebright they stay small. I’m my opinion smaller then a serama.I wish I could have let her when she was that small! How small was she?
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She was 3 ounces when i got her. She is full grown and is still 3.7 ounces. Lol she is a Sebright they stay small. I’m my opinion smaller then a serama.I wish I could have let her when she was that small! How small was she?
We got our chickens as day old chicks and interacted with them daily, holding and cuddling them. We have handled them daily since we got them. They are sweet loving pets. I made a video to show our journey .
For many of us, our birds are pets and for some, they are used for showing purposes, both mean raising people-friendly, tame birds are important, but what is the best way(s) to go about that? This week I'd like to hear your thoughts and practices when it comes to raising people-friendly, tame birds. Some questions:
- How best to raise chicks to keep them tame and comfortable around humans and what about broody raised chicks?
- How do you tame an adult bird?
- What about cockbirds? How do you establish the human vs cockbird "pecking order"?
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Truly devoted chicken parent! We are in the city and bylaw only allowed 4 chickens I would love to have what you have with roosters and chicks and lots of room for all of them. I hope you know how lucky you are. I’m envious lol Enjoy lolAll of my chickens are hand-raised. When I let one of my hens brood, I spend a lot of time around her and the chicks. I like to keep my broody hens away from the flock (I have a special enclosure for that) until the chicks are ready to join. It’s a bit time-consuming (but worth it) introducing the two groups prior to allowing them to fully interact. Those who don’t fully integrate (for any of a number of reasons) go into my 2nd henhouse. As far as any roosters I raise, 9 out of 10 times, I have raised sweet and calm roosters. But, the 1 out of 10 that’s a little nightmare gets separated into the rooster enclosure. I successfully house 4 roosters together. I’m not one for culling. I know many chicken keepers do, but I am always willing to give all flock members a good chance to live out their lives.
Very True!Limits on numbers does kind of stink but that does not put a limit on the love you can give the few you have
Aaron
Thank you so much! I’m glad to hear, that even in the city, you can STILL have chickens…. that’s awesome. I couldn’t be a city girl, because there’s just no room for all of mine! Neighbors would NOT be thrilled! Wide open space is a requirement for me . Good Wishes to you and your city girls !!!!Truly devoted chicken parent! We are in the city and bylaw only allowed 4 chickens I would love to have what you have with roosters and chicks and lots of room for all of them. I hope you know how lucky you are. I’m envious lol Enjoy lol
Yes once you live in the country there’s no going back to city life. I like to think of my yard as my little bit of country lol. I’m re landscaping the yard this spring. Last summer was our first year with our chickens and it start out great….by fall there was nothing left of my beautiful gardens but roots and dirt lol. Need to make it chicken friendly this spring and still have flowers lol. Attached some before and after pictures of my missing grass and flowersThank you so much! I’m glad to hear, that even in the city, you can STILL have chickens…. that’s awesome. I couldn’t be a city girl, because there’s just no room for all of mine! Neighbors would NOT be thrilled! Wide open space is a requirement for me . Good Wishes to you and your city girls !!!!