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KAZROB: Very glad to hear that your keets are doing good. I wondered if they would scatter and fly away from their foster hen as they got older. They sound like they are adorable. My keets are doing great. They are 3 weeks old, but have no foster mother hen but me. I am raising them in a...

I have a friend in Loudoun county that is looking to give away 7 light brahma hens, ranging in age from 1.5 to 5 years old. He tells me that his flock is very healthy. My light brahma hens are terrific layers. I just do not have room in the coop for more chickens. Let me know if you are...

It appears to be the same here. The hens love (and devour!) the egg shells, and just play around with the oyster shelI. They may eating some of the oyster shell, because the shells on the eggs are more consistent and thicker. No more splotchy-looking eggs. I have always fed back their egg...

Thanks for the point out, Tony.. I joined the Facebook group. Looks very active. :thumbsup

Very cool! If any of my hens goes broody, I would love to see her hatch and raise chicks. I do not plan to use an incubator to hatch eggs. I just purchased guinea chicks this week. They are very different than chickens! We plan to let them forage all day. But they will need to be penned...

CONGRATULATIONS on your first egg! Makes all the trouble worth while. I got my first egg in December. I took all kinds of pictures. I still treasure every egg. I currently get all brown eggs. This Spring I am expanding my flock to include hens that lay blue/green/olive eggs.

Will do. Will let everyone know if we have a local get together. When the weather settles down, I may host a meet & greet. We have plenty of space,

My first winter with the chickens, too. They did fine without any supplemental heat in the wood coop. Today I noticed a spot of frostbite on the comb of one BR hen. The rooster may have a spot on his comb as well. But everyone else looks great. Two hens laid eggs all winter. Now I am...

There seem to be quite a number of in Loudoun county. That's great! Hopefully all of us Loudoun Co folks can meet each other. Unbelievable winds today! Just glad that didn't lose power.

I am in Loudoun county as well, outside of Waterford. Did your flock survive the winter ok?

Welcome to our VA thread! I am in western Loudoun county. You should share pictures as you build the coop. I am planning for moving my coop and expanding the run. Just waiting for the ground to dry up more.

Hope your keets are doing fine. Any pictures?

@KAZROB: how are your keets faring? Are they still staying with the hen? I have 8 keets, which are about a week old, in a brooder pen. The keets seem so vulnerable at this stage. Feeding them crumbled hard boiled eggs with chick feed right now. I offered them fermented chick feed...

. Hapless: I am still interested in getting your cream legbar and amerucana chicks/pullets. I thought about waiting until one if my birds goes broody and getting hatching eggs and let the hen hatch and raise the chicks. I want to add color to my egg basket and add new breeds. I live near you..

Looks like a good recipe! Similar ingredients that I use for pork BBQ. Never thought about using a crock pot, though. Think I will try your recipe this weekend.

This will be a good first coop for 3 hens. We all keep tweaking our coops to improve them. If you don't build a different coop before winter, you can use tarps to provide additional protection. Also, moving the coop to a protected location makes a big difference. Enjoy your new flock!

Welcome to BYC. Beautiful set up! It appears that you are very organized. Nice style. Thanks for sharing.