Hi there!
We live in the western suburbs (St Charles) and are looking for some help. We have 3-4 Australorp chicks that we want to process this summer (a broody Orpington hatched them for us and we'll keep 1-2 for eggs). We have never processed a chicken before, but would like to learn how. Is...
On the off chance anyone in the western suburbs of Chicago is interested in a rooster...
We have a sweet Australorp Roo, 16 weeks old, eats from our hands and tolerates being lugged around by our 2 year old ;) He was supposed to be a hen, but there was a mistaken gender identity when he got...
We've ordered an Australorp, Buff Orpington, Easter Egger, Golden Laced Wyandotte, & Barred Plymouth Rock. I think 5 will be more than enough for us to get our 'feet wet' :)
This is great info, thanks!! We are hiring someone to help us build our coop (somehow with my husband working 70 hours a week plus going to the city for his MBA plus me at home with our baby doesn't leave us a lot of time for construction projects ha!!). So we get the chance to build our custom...
I have been to Trellis! They are about 5 minutes from me. I need to check out Primrose Park, it's been on my list for quite a while. I've heard great things about it :) We're due for a Golden Wyandotte in March - it will be fun to see their flock!
I take it you're in the St Charles area??
HI there!
I'm new to this thread :) We live in St Charles, IL (west of Chicago, along the Fox River). We hope to get 5 chickens end of March. We are in talks with a local craftsman who will be helping us build our coop...we're thinking of using the Wichita coop for inspiration...