Recent content by amomwithbirds

Here they are. I also added 3 Wyandotte hens today. Yeah, I am a bit obsessed :)

We ended up with 9 healthy little chicks. My daughter loves them. We also added 5 chicks we got from a friend. I love the farm life!

UPDATE.......things are going great. I have not opened the incubator, just been looking through the windows. When I went to bed last night I had 4 chicks and woke up this morning to 10. The only thing that would make me happier is if one of my hens would have done this for me. But it has been...

Hi everyone, I am so excited right now! I have 24 eggs in my incubator. This is my first time hatching. Yesterday was day 19. So I checked the water levels and put them on "lockdown". This morning I woke up to the sound of little chirps coming from the incubator. It looks like 8...

Hello all! It is nice to see so many people from West Virginia on here. I am in Barbour County. I currently have a flock of 13 RIR, 1 roo and 12 hens. I have 24 eggs in the incubator now. They should hatch next week sometime. I am so excited! I am also planning to expand to other breeds...

Hello everyone, I have posted this question before but have not gotten much of a response. So, I thought I would try again and maybe add a little more info. I currently have a flock of 13 Rhode Island Reds, 1 roo and 12 hens. I love them. They are great layers and are easy to work with. I...

Hello all, I currently have a flock of 13 rhode Island reds, 1 roo and 12 hens. They are wonderful birds and keep me and my family well stocked with eggs, with a few left over to sell. I would like to add some meat birds and am thinking about light brahmas but thought I would ask everyone here...

Hello everyone! I currently have a flock of Rhode Island reds. They are wonderful egg layers. I have 12 hens and get a dozen eggs nearly everyday. I would like to add some bigger meat birds to my flock. I am thinking about light brahmas but I am not sure yet. Does anyone have any suggestions...

Thanks everyone. The info is very helpful. :)

This is my first flock. I was nervous about free ranging period but so far so good. But winter is coming and I was wondering if I should let them out when there is snow on the ground. Will they even leave the coop? Any advice is much appreciated.

Thanks for the welcomes everyone:) Flockanuts I take it you have just recently moved to West Virginia since you have only had one winter here. I absolutely love it here and could not think of anywhere else I would rather be. What part are you in? Gryeyes........thanks for the advice. I...

Hi all. I am fairly new to the world of chickens. I got my first flock in April, 12 hens and a rooster. They are Rhode Island reds. I really enjoy having them. My girls have just started laying. They gave me 5 eggs in 4 days. I am hoping that number increases soon. My rooster is becoming...