elizabellastarr
In the Brooder
I recently was Given 9 hens and 3 roosters from a commercial chicken farm. They were leftovers. We went out with a dog crate into a filthy huge chicken house. I got in and started catching as many as would fit in the crates and cages we had. All the chickens were filthy and covered in mud. All were more than half bald. They were scared. And smelly. I brought then home and got them situated in a large dog run and a few in out chicken coop.I sprayed them a few days in a row with the hose to dislodge the mud and scat from their feathers.
Fast forward a few weeks and these friendly chickens look beautiful and have grown a lot of their feathers back. They got to free range for the first time in their lives. They were unsure of the grass. And put their beaks up at scraps. But now they are learning to be chickens and pets. They let me touch and pet them. I was hoping for eggs but no luck?...no matter though they will live out their lives as pets and in piece.
Fast forward a few weeks and these friendly chickens look beautiful and have grown a lot of their feathers back. They got to free range for the first time in their lives. They were unsure of the grass. And put their beaks up at scraps. But now they are learning to be chickens and pets. They let me touch and pet them. I was hoping for eggs but no luck?...no matter though they will live out their lives as pets and in piece.
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They really are pretty birds too.
