Howdy, Tex! 🤠 :welcome
Just starting out on the same kind of journey myself. I have three Production Red hens and a black Ameraucana rooster. The hens are almost 5 months old, so they should start laying eggs any day now.
I also hail from the great state of Texas!! 🇨🇱
We started out with 14 guineas, but are down to 6 because of foxes, hawks, and owls.
Males
1. Mr. P
2. Dubs
Females
1. Pearl
2. Tipper
3. Babs
4. Ugly Betty
Something got ahold of Betty one night, probably a Barred Owl. She got away somehow, but she is missing some...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
My hubs and I have had game birds, silkies, and bantams a few years ago, but we'd moved into town. Now, we're back in the country and starting out on our new homestead.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
None, at the...