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Fishers Flock started 4 years ago when I got a rooster and hen from the old man down the road. We have had many learning experiences and have had several breeds.
This is our little Golden Comet. We got her 1 year ago with 3 other Golden Comets. She was the only survivor of a dual dog attack. She is a lovely little lady and lays the prettiest cream colored eggs.
This is my sons D'uccle roo. He is our first bantam. He is a very attractive fellow. We got him this year at a small animal swap at the local TSC.
This fluffy gal is a rescue bird of sorts. My friend had a raccoon take out her entire flock and this was the last survivor. We brought her home in order to spare her the same fate of her flock mates. She has mixed in very well. She is the largest in our flock now.
I got this Mille for my son at the small animal swap. We didn't get the chance to give him a once over before bringing him home due to the crate he was in. I had never seen a bird so pretty and had to have him. When we got him home we learned that he was pretty ate up with bugs
He was on deaths door step by the next day. My 7 year old son whom I bought him for, set up a crate in his room and moved the little roo in with him. He nursed him to health and now this guy is a constant companion for my son. This little roo has attended football games, soccer games and goes to the feed store with us. He takes him to play with his friends and anywhere else he could go. This bird has it made!
This is Ruddy our flock roo. He was given to us by a coworker of my husbands with a flock of 6 Rhode Island Red hens. The hens were killed in an attack -neighbors dogs have been taken care of- but the rooster has managed the remaining flock like the professional he is. He's a great rooster, never once acted in an aggressive manner. I guess when you go from living in a dog kennel on a cement floor to free ranging, you have a greater respect for your new keepers? I say "yes".
Ruddy the roo...breath taking. I wish I knew what he was because I'd like some more of him.
Now this is my sons very first hen, Brownie. She was bought for us by my Aunt. She gave us 12 chicks that she got at a flea market 3 years ago. Brownie is the last one from that bunch. She has survived Numerous dog attacks and several bobcats. She is a survivor! This is her trying to hatch out some eggs for the first time this summer. She is a lovely Partridge
This is my sons d'uccle again with the guineas in tow. He always stays close to the guineas.
My son with his Mille. The two are unseperatble.
Because we all take our hens to football games, right?
Ok, so this is just the sign on the coop. Yes, I forgot the "s" and had to stick it in there. We're not all perfect. lol
It looks like I need to get more pictures because I don't have great pictures of all my birdies.
So we have been attacked by the neighbors two dogs every.single.day for the period of two years. I started by warning the neighbors to shooting the dogs with a low powered bb gun to scare them off. It didn't work and in a two year time period the dogs killed 200 of our chickens. As we replaced them, the dogs killed them. When the dogs managed to get themselves locked up in our garage via the attached coop, we rehomed them for the neighbors. I'm pretty sure they didn't want the dogs anyhow or else they would have cared for them better. We also went through a two month period of random bobcat attacks. With a free ranged flock, it's hard to prevent things like this from happening. We do have a coop and run for those times when things might get rough and we can keep them safe from harm. Since the dogs and bobcat were taken care of, things have been so peaceful all year long.
We love our chickens. Everyone should have a trio at least.
When people ask why I have chickens, I just tell them about their beauty and how God must have made them especially for me because there is nothing more calming.
Fishers Flock started 4 years ago when I got a rooster and hen from the old man down the road. We have had many learning experiences and have had several breeds.
This is our little Golden Comet. We got her 1 year ago with 3 other Golden Comets. She was the only survivor of a dual dog attack. She is a lovely little lady and lays the prettiest cream colored eggs.
This is my sons D'uccle roo. He is our first bantam. He is a very attractive fellow. We got him this year at a small animal swap at the local TSC.
This fluffy gal is a rescue bird of sorts. My friend had a raccoon take out her entire flock and this was the last survivor. We brought her home in order to spare her the same fate of her flock mates. She has mixed in very well. She is the largest in our flock now.
I got this Mille for my son at the small animal swap. We didn't get the chance to give him a once over before bringing him home due to the crate he was in. I had never seen a bird so pretty and had to have him. When we got him home we learned that he was pretty ate up with bugs
He was on deaths door step by the next day. My 7 year old son whom I bought him for, set up a crate in his room and moved the little roo in with him. He nursed him to health and now this guy is a constant companion for my son. This little roo has attended football games, soccer games and goes to the feed store with us. He takes him to play with his friends and anywhere else he could go. This bird has it made!
This is Ruddy our flock roo. He was given to us by a coworker of my husbands with a flock of 6 Rhode Island Red hens. The hens were killed in an attack -neighbors dogs have been taken care of- but the rooster has managed the remaining flock like the professional he is. He's a great rooster, never once acted in an aggressive manner. I guess when you go from living in a dog kennel on a cement floor to free ranging, you have a greater respect for your new keepers? I say "yes".
Ruddy the roo...breath taking. I wish I knew what he was because I'd like some more of him.
Now this is my sons very first hen, Brownie. She was bought for us by my Aunt. She gave us 12 chicks that she got at a flea market 3 years ago. Brownie is the last one from that bunch. She has survived Numerous dog attacks and several bobcats. She is a survivor! This is her trying to hatch out some eggs for the first time this summer. She is a lovely Partridge
This is my sons d'uccle again with the guineas in tow. He always stays close to the guineas.
My son with his Mille. The two are unseperatble.
Because we all take our hens to football games, right?
Ok, so this is just the sign on the coop. Yes, I forgot the "s" and had to stick it in there. We're not all perfect. lol
It looks like I need to get more pictures because I don't have great pictures of all my birdies.
So we have been attacked by the neighbors two dogs every.single.day for the period of two years. I started by warning the neighbors to shooting the dogs with a low powered bb gun to scare them off. It didn't work and in a two year time period the dogs killed 200 of our chickens. As we replaced them, the dogs killed them. When the dogs managed to get themselves locked up in our garage via the attached coop, we rehomed them for the neighbors. I'm pretty sure they didn't want the dogs anyhow or else they would have cared for them better. We also went through a two month period of random bobcat attacks. With a free ranged flock, it's hard to prevent things like this from happening. We do have a coop and run for those times when things might get rough and we can keep them safe from harm. Since the dogs and bobcat were taken care of, things have been so peaceful all year long.
We love our chickens. Everyone should have a trio at least.
When people ask why I have chickens, I just tell them about their beauty and how God must have made them especially for me because there is nothing more calming.