CedarCreekFarmhouse
In the Brooder
- Nov 7, 2023
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Hi, I'm Crystal. This is my first post on the Backyard Chickens board, but I've been lurking for about a year. I cannot tell you guys how much you have taught me. We got our first little gals in September and I have raised them with the knowledge and help this forum has provided.
I just wanted to jump on and tell you guys a funny (yet horrifying) little story about my morning. I run a small business and I have to be up at the wee hours of the morning to work with peers overseas. For the past two days I have stumbled out of bed, right to the Keurig, popped in the cup and made my way over to my desk. For two mornings now the first words out of my mouth has been, "This coffee taste funny..."
Could not for the life of me figure it out. This morning (on the last sip cup of weirdly flavored coffee) I nearly spit out my coffee all of the keyboard when I realized the culprit.
I guess everyone here is familiar with chicken water with added vitamins and minerals to keep the little guys healthy. I use a commercial brand instead of making my own (kind of wish now that I had made my own). I mix it up at night with spring water and store it on the bottom shelf in the pantry the night before so that it is well mixed and room temperature. This is something my teenage daughter was unaware of.
I knew it tasted more 'herby' than it should. Ingredients look all natural, for the most part, but if I start laying eggs I might jump on here for more advice, lol.
And I guess it wouldn't be a proper hello, without showing a few photos of my favorite chicks. I started with Silkies in September then learned about Seramas and had to have two (I'm guessing chicken math starts early in the hobby because I'm struggling with it hard already).
This is Sonny and Cher (couldn't help it, child of the 90s) and Sonny is just so sunny and cheerful. Hopefully I have named them appropriately, I know nothing about sexing chicks. They're a month old today and I'm thinking we've got a roo and a pullet. They are going through their awkward feathering phase, but I think they're going to be beautiful pets.
I just wanted to jump on and tell you guys a funny (yet horrifying) little story about my morning. I run a small business and I have to be up at the wee hours of the morning to work with peers overseas. For the past two days I have stumbled out of bed, right to the Keurig, popped in the cup and made my way over to my desk. For two mornings now the first words out of my mouth has been, "This coffee taste funny..."
Could not for the life of me figure it out. This morning (on the last sip cup of weirdly flavored coffee) I nearly spit out my coffee all of the keyboard when I realized the culprit.
I guess everyone here is familiar with chicken water with added vitamins and minerals to keep the little guys healthy. I use a commercial brand instead of making my own (kind of wish now that I had made my own). I mix it up at night with spring water and store it on the bottom shelf in the pantry the night before so that it is well mixed and room temperature. This is something my teenage daughter was unaware of.
I knew it tasted more 'herby' than it should. Ingredients look all natural, for the most part, but if I start laying eggs I might jump on here for more advice, lol.
And I guess it wouldn't be a proper hello, without showing a few photos of my favorite chicks. I started with Silkies in September then learned about Seramas and had to have two (I'm guessing chicken math starts early in the hobby because I'm struggling with it hard already).
This is Sonny and Cher (couldn't help it, child of the 90s) and Sonny is just so sunny and cheerful. Hopefully I have named them appropriately, I know nothing about sexing chicks. They're a month old today and I'm thinking we've got a roo and a pullet. They are going through their awkward feathering phase, but I think they're going to be beautiful pets.
. Beautiful birds as well, you're going to love serama! I agree with your sexing guesses, you've got a pair
We definitely want to know if you start laying eggs. 
Thanks for sharing them. 
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Your little ones are so adorable! Thanks for sharing photos. 
