How many years have you been raising chicks?

[elaine2241]

About 5 years now, but I usually don't have more than 15 chickens including roosters. My chickens are free ranged in my backyard everyday, but if I need them to stay in, I have a fenced in run.
I've had different breeds, Marins, Orpingtons, Plymouth Rock, Americanas, Leghorns, Easter eggers, Austrolorps. I get a lot of different colored eggs.

 

[The Tiny Homestead]

This is my second year raising chickens and my 4th batch of chicks all my chickens have names here they are Blossom Jessie Lily Marigold Hope Daffy Amelia violet NatNat Belle Tilda Leia and Evelyn they are jersey giants buff Orpingtons calico Cochins a frizzle and silkies! I love them all so much the older ones are lap chickens and the chicks enjoy sitting on our legs arms and laps two of my chickens enjoy standing or sitting on my shoulder or back they all like to nibble hair not really sure why it's mostly the buff Orpingtons!

My buffs are hair nibblers as well

 

[Snuggie]

My second day raising baby chickens!

 

[The Tiny Homestead]

I started keeping bees 18 years ago, and I've been wanting chickens for about as long. I finally got some 2 years ago in April. I love having them.

 

[alwaystj9]

My second day raising baby chickens!

Congratulations on being a new chicken tender and best wishes ever for your flock!

 

[SherylTingley]

I got my first 6 chicks during COVID, 2019. And today I have a batch that are 4 weeks old. My first batch consisted of barred rocks and RI reds. This time I have barneveld (barnies) and reds.

 

[Snuggie]

Congratulations on being a new chicken tender and best wishes ever for your flock!

Thank you. They seem happy.

 

[Shadrach]

Since 1965 on and off. Always a job of sorts, never my own.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Lets see 1963 until 1972 then life till 10 years ago 36 birds now.

 

[Happy hen lover]

I started 3 years ago with mixed RIR (culled) BA my broody right now, 2 ISA browns , Spec. Sussex passed.
Last spring I added leghorns EE and smokey pearls. Now standing at 11