Honestly, we got 10 hens thinking that half wouldn’t make it. (Being first time chicken owners). We must be better chicken owners than I thought! I believe at this point my daughters would have a fit if we sold any! But thanks for asking!
We got our second one on this morning!! Its the same size and color as the first. The white leghorn, named WonderWoman by the kids, is the one doing the laying. She was singing so loud this morning, that I thought someone was killing her. She def sounds like a screaming death metal rock concert...
I did a little research and found out that the white leghorn lays white eggs and when I go to touch her, she squats down and stays there until I leave her alone. We are all excited about the egg! Hopefully a lot more to come!
My daughter started screaming about the chickens a little bit ago and when I got up to look I found this guys licking his chops! He stood there for a few mins. He even let me walk out on my deck to get good pics and a video of him. I hope he realized he cannot get to our hens! (I hope I did...
The pandemic played an effect that caused us as a family to have more time to build and get started with the chickens. We have talked about it for a long time. Just never had the chance or taken the time to build a coop or research.
Thanks for checking out my chickens! One of them is a lot smaller than the other 9. I have wondered if a bantam got mixed in at birth? She looked the same size as the rest until about 7 weeks old.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I can remember my grandma and pop having chickens and roos when I was a kid, but that was a long time ago. We have only had chickens for around 14 weeks.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
We started off with 10...
Hi everyone! New to chickens. I just wanted to tell everyone how much I appreciate all the info I collected from this site over the past few months. Because of you guys, I have learned what type of chickens, how to build a brooder, coop, run, and how to manage all the above. I have also chuckled...