Just got my first silkie egg today and my girls are 5 1/2 months. I was worried it was going to take longer for them after reading this thread! I noticed all 3 of my silkie girls were spending a lot more time lurking around in the coop this last week instead of out in the yard so I figured...
I am a hairstylist, soon to be part-time so I can be at home more to give our little farm more love. DH works in gate automation and access systems and *hopefully* soon branching out with his own company. Starting part-time soon, I'd love to know what people here have going as a home based...
I just wanted to say hi, I'm doing it in a weird way- with a story! Link is to the stories section and my weird little story.
So..hi BYC!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/856534/hamster-wheel-to-chicken-coop-an-ongoing-saga-in-which-i-outline-our-transition-from-city-folk-to-country-bumpkins
Part 3. In which the author finds chicken Mecca.
Chickens and goats were a part of my everyday life as a child. My crazy Italian neighbors basically put me and my sister in charge of their ever growing herd of Nubians, flock of assorted auction chickens, and pair of nasty turkeys. I spent...
Part 2. Being hugged by a rainbow
What started innocently enough begins to build momentum and my search parameters start to become more specific as the ideas form in my head. The ideal location becomes clearer. The type of place, the type of home, the type of land...and then, after a rather...