Originally from PA and in VA now. First time with a farm. Having grown up around friends with farms, always had a longing for the lifestyle. Now I have a 5 acre plot with multiple fenced areas - all I had to do was add the animals. It all started with an adoption of 8 hens and 2 goats. That has grown over 10 months and I now have 23 chickens, 3 ducks, 8 quail, two goats, a barn cat and 29 eggs in the incubator that have made it past the first candling :) The free range eggs are awesome, I have never had better quiche, I love recycling in the compost pit and feeding scraps to the animals! Anyone in the Richmond area wanting to network, let me know.
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Honestly, they are great birds. We have 2 boys freeranging together and neither one has ever gotten the least bit aggressive with us and they are very polite to their girls as well. No missing... -
We love our Nankin hen. She's very sweet and good natured, excellent bird for beginners or kids. She comes when called, she's an excellent bug hunter, likes to sit on your lap (or head, or... -
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Leghorns are great egg laying chickens. They are friendly to other Leghorns and can easily fly. The only problems is that they are bad in the pecking order and they can make a mess of the yard.... -
I will start by saying that I love Australorps. In fact, my very favorite hen is an Australorp. She is such a sweet chicken and just let's you walk right up to her to pick her up. She doesn't run...
New farm lover in VA!
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