Hi, my name is Rachel. I'm from Vermont, and I have a confession to make. I am obsessed with chickens. I started a class project in my third grade classroom Incubating eggs in 2011. When they hatched I decided to keep them. I then ordered 25 more. I found that chickens were just a gateway bird...
Thanks for the advice. I did check out Hendersons chart. I've had brown leghorns in the past but they were flighty and preferred to roost in trees and they were picked off by predators. I decided on Australorps. I'm going to keep them in a run. I read they handle confinement well.
I live in Vermont ant I always order from McMurrays hatchery. I have never received any dead chicks. I usually wait until March or April to order though
I just ordered 24 Dark Cornish chicks, and 2 Toulouse goslings. I'm so excited to raise these birds! Has anyone raised chickens and geese together? I'm thinking of free ranging them together, but giving them separate housing quarters. Thoughts from others with chickens and geese are appreciated...
I am starting a new flock this spring in Vermont, and I need a cold hearty, dual purpose chicken. I also want to breed, so I need a broody, but friendly breed, as I also have three children. I have read reviews on many breeds, and these two breeds seem to fit the bill. I have heard that buffs...