I logged on today since husband and I were discussing our gang of non-laying girls. They've had a rough year, what with us clearing out some of our back yard area (their personal forest). They still have a lot of brush to forage in, but that started them on the non-laying cycle. And now of...
We started out 6 years ago with 6 Rhodies. They were great layers and very friendly since hubby had more time then to spend with them. All of them have since passed and I believe we now have a mix of our 2nd and 3rd group of hens; we had a few bad spells with an unknown illness killing off...
Yes I will really miss them...especially since they are trying to have a baby. My son is remarried and his daughter lives in Chicago; it's not my first choice of a place to live, that's for sure, but for him it makes sense. He's really having trouble finding a job there, since he has worked...
Great to meet you too! You will love having chickens. Mine are just so fun to be around...I have had more laughs at their antics that should be allowed, lol.
Hi there! Where near DC? My son and his wife live in Tysons Corner. My Rhodies aren't mean at all, unless my dog tries to mess with them...they fluff up huge and it's hilarious.
All my girls get long pretty good now. One of my Rhodies is my "tiny dancer". She's much smaller than the rest of them so of course they run her off if there is something she has that they want, lol. Yes, my Jersey girls are much bigger than the Rhodies. I will see if I can dig up some pics...
Thank you everyone for your responses. I think my girls experienced such a shock with the trees being downed, and now they are molting. So I'm going to just keep taking good care of them and maybe we will see eggs in the spring, or maybe not. They're good girls and they've earned a retirement. ;)