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post #1 of 9
3/29/12 at 6:46am
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Hi Everyone,

  I am a new chicken owner. Our chickies are 12 days old now and we got them as 1-2 day olds from our local farmers co op. We have 2 rhode island reds and 2 barred rocks. It has been so much fun!!

  We have an acre of land and our local ordinances state we can have up to 45 chickens on our property. (Waaaayy too many for me) They are pretty relaxed here. ;) My hubby is building a chicken tractor and says making one more would be no big deal. SOOooo we are thinking of getting a few more chicks. We are interested in the easter eggers since we have 3 young kids; aged 9yo, 7yo and almost 2yo. I also like the bantams, mostly because they are cute and because the smaller eggs are perfect snack size for my youngest (who loves a hard boiled egg, although he prefers the whites).

  Do you think we should stick with the 4 chicks we have or get more?

I am excited to meet other chicken lovers...

 

Have a sunny day,

Tiffany

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post #2 of 9
3/29/12 at 7:23am

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan frow.gif

Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



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Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



My Chickens
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/1muttsfans-chickens
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post #3 of 9
3/29/12 at 7:28am

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post #4 of 9
3/29/12 at 7:35am

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Lucky to have an awesome wife.  Father to three boys.  As for animals...rabbits, chickens and goats, oh my!
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post #5 of 9
3/29/12 at 4:12pm

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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post #6 of 9
3/29/12 at 4:29pm
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You have an acre?!?!?

I have two-thirds of an acre and more than 50 chickens, plus 9 ducks and a pair of geese. Of course you should get more!

And welcome to BYC! big_smile.png

-- Linda (AKA: gryeyes)
I refuse to fight a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Buncha Outdoor PET chickens, ducks, two Toulouse ganders, and four turkeys. Plus 2 wiener dogs, some bunnies and a rescue cat which owns me. Oh. And a house silkie....

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-- Linda (AKA: gryeyes)
I refuse to fight a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Buncha Outdoor PET chickens, ducks, two Toulouse ganders, and four turkeys. Plus 2 wiener dogs, some bunnies and a rescue cat which owns me. Oh. And a house silkie....

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post #7 of 9
3/29/12 at 4:35pm

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Chicken addicts Kim & Steve

26 white leghorns, 26 Cornish X rocks, 10 Barred Rocks, 5 New Hampshire reds, 10 Araucanas,3 Dominique's and one mystery chick.  

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Chicken addicts Kim & Steve

26 white leghorns, 26 Cornish X rocks, 10 Barred Rocks, 5 New Hampshire reds, 10 Araucanas,3 Dominique's and one mystery chick.  

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post #8 of 9
3/29/12 at 4:46pm

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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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post #9 of 9
3/29/12 at 7:06pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So happy to have you aboard. thumbsup.gif

TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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