Update I'm about a month into this. It's been way more fun that I expected. Let the momma out 1 week ago she had started being mean to a couple of the chicks! More than a few have little bald spots from her pulling feathers. It was time for her to go I couldn't watch her be mean any more, so...
I must say so far I like chicken people way more than I like dog people nobody has asked me if my chicks have papers! I bet some of the guys I work with don't have 'papers' why is it always so important that my dog have papers???? I keep her in the house except when she needs to do business...
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I don't think your a cat thief .... cause I don't think I'm a chicken thief I was trying to be funny. Sometimes that humor thing works for me sometimes it doesn't.
This is just a very small example of what I'm talking about when I say "they're" as in they are always in my yard. On some weekend mornings when I step out to have a cup of coffee and a smoke I've counted as many as 18 chickens none of them mine scratching for bugs. I doubt the momma hen will be...
Thank you for the welcome to BYC! It's crazy how much time I've 'wasted' sitting in a chair watching them eat sleep and play! Time for bed now. Hope to have some replies when I get home from work tomorrow;)
Here's a picture of our lil babies I have some nieghbors that I guess have more chickens than they can handle cause they're always in my yard well a hen laid 20 eggs next to my shed and I let her keep them the result I'm a chicken farmer and I have 14 chicks! Let me know what I have the momma's...