Patrick's Poultry Page
All about my adventures in backyard chicken keeping
Pecking around in the garden in 2005. These hens were getting pretty elderly by this time, as chickens go... but were still laying the occasional egg once and a while. These reds were really strong layers during their...
I'm totally in! We can start a PAC (poultry action committee). With enough popular support, we could field our own presidential canidate!!! But seriously, We seem to have in this forum paralegals, perhaps even lawyers, politicians, lots of smart people, and of course, media saavy folks. We...
Greetings from SC! And welcome to BYC!!! What was the process for you to be able to have chickens? Were they banned, did you appeal? Just wondering... there is another topic about ordinances and laws, it would be great it you could tell your story...
Hello Kathy! welcome to BYC! I have eight "Easter Eggers" being delivered next tuesday... i'm totally excited! My last batch died off a couple of years ago, so I can't wait for my new peeps to arrive!
Hello, and welcome to BYC from sunny South Carolina! My area is getting just a little too urban for roosters, but I sure would like to breed my own chicks! Good luck, and keep us posted!
Thanks pio pio! I'll be posting pics on my BYC page as soon as they arrive. There is a guy near me that raises the true Aruacanas, I am trying to hook up with him for a few pullets!
Greetings John, welcome to BYC! My ladyfriend from Maine plants trees on the crep program around there every spring and fall, I usually drive up and meet her for some caving trips in the Laurel Highlands... beautiful country!
Welcome to BackYardChickens! I have had RIR and Leghorns, and they were both great... my leghorn rooster was a monster! As big as a turkey, and mean as a wildcat... just not around me. I always had to go out every morning and boot him across the yard, or he would have had me sitting on a nest...
Super looking job on the coop. What preditors do you have that require electric fencing? I pretty much just have to keep dogs out of mine, it's mostly inside of a 6' privacy fence too. I know you will love your chickens!
I'm only a few hours away, and I have friends in Gainesville I need to visit... post the court date, and I'll be there to support our fellow chicken owner!
Well said, I must be reminded sometimes that not everyone cares for chickens, dogs, motorcycles, or whatever... it takes cooperation, tolerance, and understanding to make a society run smoothly.