Recent content by Dawnbird
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Free Range or Not? What Does Everyone Prefer?
We allow our 8 girls to free range. Last year in the fall we did lose 2 of our RIR's, (Henny & Penny) to a fox or foxes on the same day, and I was home (with 4 dogs who never alerted me to the "ruckus" outside). Broke my heart, they were so sweet. Once that happened, I "banished" the girls...- Dawnbird
- Post #96
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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Official BYC Poll: How many chickens do you have?
We have 8 girls, no Roo's. We get so many eggs with the girls we have, we give them away to family & neighbors. We have a 3 Easter Eggers, 2 Plymouth Rocks, a Speckled Sussex, a Barnevelder, and a gray "hybrid" Olive Egger (Cross between a Cuckoo Maran & Americauna). She is beautiful !- Dawnbird
- Post #125
- Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
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Is this what they mean by a "favorite nest box"? :)
Too funny !!! My girls do the same, just never got a picture of them! I have 8 hens, and my hubby built an awesome coop with 8 nest boxes, & run for them.My Speckled Sussex,(Speck) has become broody lately, (no Roo's), but the other girls insist on laying in the one box with Speck. Guess they...- Dawnbird
- Post #58
- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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Sponsored Post Want to treat your chicken to something tasty?
My girls LOVE these treats! I let them free range during the day, and all I have to say is "Come on girls" and shake the container and they come running into the coop !!!- Dawnbird
- Post #33
- Forum: Official BYC Contests, Etc.