Recent content by Shantiananda

Thanks so much everyone for the great advice! It has been very helpful in making the decision of how many pullets to order. I had not previously heard that integrating new chickens into the flock could be problematic so that gave me a lot of food for thought. After much consideration, we have...

Nope, don't have the chooks yet, but did pick out a coop today (from Backyard Chicken Coops in New Farm - really well designed and solidly built if you are looking for coops). Heritage is just 10 min down the road from me and I've been there for a look a few times. I really like City Chicks at...

I'm not sure if this should be here in the behaviour forum or in the breeds forum, so mods feel free to move it if appropriate. I am in the process of choosing heritage breeds for my small flock. The breeds I am considering are: Plymouth Rock (Barred) Sussex (Light, coronation or Buff)...

Hi all, I'm a newbie here and currently in the preparation phase for starting my first chicken flock. I live in suburban Brisbane, Australia, where the council allows up to 6 backyard fowl but I want to leave room to add to the flock in a couple of years when our original girls start to slow...

Hi all, my name is Shanti and I live in Acacia Ridge, Brisbane, QLD with my hubby, 3 daughters (14, 12 and 9) and our staffy and 2 cats. Keeping backyard chickens is quite common around here (council allows up to 6 backyard fowl as long as there are no roosters) and it's something that I have...

I'm planning on "chicken pun" names for my small flock. e.g. Henrietta, Eglantine, Yoko, Leya, etc

OMG I love it... especially the IKEA names!

Love the HP names :)

Hi Attaby! I'm a newbie from Brissy too (Acacia Ridge). Just about to post my into when I saw yours. Nice to "meet" someone local! Your chicks are SO cute! All the best with them. Who was your supplier btw? Shanti