They all made it through the night and I even got my usual 2 eggs this morning. They are actually spending a lot of time inside the coop today so it must be somewhat warm in there. I will try to post pics of the current coop, and some of the not quite finished one. I'm hoping me and the hubby...
I was gonna put plastic up anyway. The girls did seem cold when I picked them up last night. I'm going to check on them now so we'll see how they all faired the night.
Totally worried about Rooster McChickenpants (my rooster). Just named him that tonight and he seemed to respond to it (he looked at me). Never was gonna name any of them because eventually we are gonna eat them all anyway. Sooo.. back to why I'm worried it's snowing and as you'd imagine freezing...
That's not very long. Somehow I thought it would be longer. This spring will be my first breeding season. I've only had my flock for about six months but fully believe it will be healthier and better for my family to have home grown food. We are already enjoying the eggs.
Here is a pic of my guy. It's a little blurry but he is basically red, brown, blue/black, and green/black all over. He is really pretty and should make some pretty babies with my girls.
Sunflower it doesn't take a lot of guts to have a roo. Although mine is mostly docile. He only crows a little in the morning and mostly just tries to mate all the girls while they free range. He is kind of skittish though and really hates when I try to catch him. Like any man he will only do...
Hi I'm near endicott. Planning on trying to breed in the spring mostly for feeding my family but fully aware there may be more chicks than I can handle so if anyone is interested. I have black sex link females but am unsure of my rooster's breed.