I bought 12 RIR "girls" from a local feed store, and one turned out to be a roo. I am new to having chickens, and I love my flock. They are not aggressive at all, and the rooster does a great job taking care of his girls. I am very pleased with how many eggs they lay, and the size of them...
Okay, so we worked our tails off getting the run ready for the girls. I decided that "Today is the Day"!!!!
I had a vision of me opening the door to the hen house, and all of my girls filing out, happy to see the world outside (okay, not really....but that would have been awesome).
I tried...
Here in Lake Jackson, Texas (near the coast). So glad the weather is cool, but wind has calmed down. We have a lot of work to do this weekend on our hen house and run. Hope everyone has a fantastic day!!!!
Thank you for making me feel so welcome. I just love this group!!! So much great information, and the people are awesome . We will be installing the top part today, and adding some clean construction sand to the run....then the girls get to go outside for the first time!!!! YAY!!! Thank...
Thank you so much for your response. We still have a lot to do tomorrow, and should be letting them venture out into their new outside world on Sunday. They are right at 5 weeks old, and I can't wait to see how they react to leaving the hen house for the first time.
Hi, My name is Christina Anderson, I live on the Texas Gulf Coast, and I am new to raising backyard chickens.
My hubby and I spent all day attaching 1/2" hardware cloth to the bottom half of our "chicken run" (which is a 10' x 20', 7-foot tall, hurricane-fenced, dog run...being re-purposed for...