Thanks for the warm welcome and all the tips.
I am raising the chickens just for the eggs only at this point. That could change later on.
My five hens laid a dozen eggs their first week here even though I was told that they would not lay any the first week or two because of the stress of...
My first experience with a chicken coop and chickens has been fun so far. We picked up our hens on Friday, 01 2014 and the man I purchased them from said they would probably not lay for two weeks because of the stress of the move. Well, I got one egg Saturday and one Sunday morning! My wife...
These are the first pictures taken of my coop after I picked up my five Welsummer hens on Friday, August, 1st 2014. The first egg was laid on Saturday and then I picked up one on Sunday morning.
This is a new experience for me but it has been very enjoyable so far.
My name is Steve and my wife and I just purchased our first chickens ever. We got 5 Welsummer hens and it looks like we were lucky to get a good breed because I did no research. I was introduced to a very reputable man who has been raising chickens for 30 years.
I turned an old playhouse into...