Hello Everyone!
My name is Paula
I am new to the forum. I recently acquired 16 chickens from a family friend who had to move very suddenly. The woman kept and showed chickens geese and ducks. I am very interested in homesteading/sustainability, so I have always planned on having chickens. I hadn't planned on having them this soon, but I couldn't say no.
With the help of my father, my brother and several friends, I built an 8 X 8 chicken coop from many found items including an old treehouse. We ended up spending ~$80 building materials and coop supplies...not bad!
I am not very knowledgeable with regards to poultry, but I am trying to learn quickly. I am happy to find this website and forum. I am sure I will be referencing it quite a bit as I try to figure out how to best care for my chooks.
I have:
4 Salmon Favorelle hens
2 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte hens
3 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte roosters
2 Lakenvelder roosters
1 Plymouth Rock Barred hen
1 Plymouth Rock Barred rooster
1 Silver Laced Wyandotte Bantam hen
1 Dark Brahma Rooster
1 hen...not sure what she is (if you can identify in the pics, I would love to know what she is)
They are all pretty young...most were hatched in the late spring/ early summer. I am getting 1-3 eggs a day, but I am hoping that will increase once the weather warms up and the hens mature.
Here they are:
This is the unidentified hen...anyone know what she is?
My name is Paula
I am new to the forum. I recently acquired 16 chickens from a family friend who had to move very suddenly. The woman kept and showed chickens geese and ducks. I am very interested in homesteading/sustainability, so I have always planned on having chickens. I hadn't planned on having them this soon, but I couldn't say no.
With the help of my father, my brother and several friends, I built an 8 X 8 chicken coop from many found items including an old treehouse. We ended up spending ~$80 building materials and coop supplies...not bad!
I am not very knowledgeable with regards to poultry, but I am trying to learn quickly. I am happy to find this website and forum. I am sure I will be referencing it quite a bit as I try to figure out how to best care for my chooks.
I have:
4 Salmon Favorelle hens
2 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte hens
3 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte roosters
2 Lakenvelder roosters
1 Plymouth Rock Barred hen
1 Plymouth Rock Barred rooster
1 Silver Laced Wyandotte Bantam hen
1 Dark Brahma Rooster
1 hen...not sure what she is (if you can identify in the pics, I would love to know what she is)
They are all pretty young...most were hatched in the late spring/ early summer. I am getting 1-3 eggs a day, but I am hoping that will increase once the weather warms up and the hens mature.
Here they are:
This is the unidentified hen...anyone know what she is?
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