Articles by Ramblin Rooster
Hello BYCers!
Ramblin Rooster here! I am located in the beautiful Fairfield, Connecticut where my animals, my family, and I inhabit our 2 acre piece of heaven! We were very fortunate to have a large antique horse barn come with our property, which proved to be useful when we started raising...
Below are a whole bunch of photos of my flock, but here are the names by breed:
Speckled Sussex - Ruby & Sweetie
Welsummers - Elllen & Portia
Barred Rocks - Pepper & Luna
Leghorns - Popcorn
Production Reds - Ellie, penny, hashy, string bean, and Ellie!
Silkies - Henrietta...
After getting an octagon 20 incubator, I immediately ordered some eggs. Realizing I could end up with two dozen chicks, I knew I needed to do better than a cardboard box. I found this brooder plan on BYC, and made a few modifications. First, I nearly doubled it in size. Mine is 4 by 6 feet and...