Oh I love love love your photos!!! Thanks so much for the explanation! I think the tractor I'm getting holds about 3-5 birds I'm not sure. I would like to let them run around my fenced yard during the day at some point do I need to do anything special for that or is that a bad idea? I want to...
Thanks guys such wonderful advice. What about a bantam large fowl mix? And I know some acronyms but not all of them lol so the last post was a little confusing. I dunno maybe I will have to give up my dream of a rooster.
Can someone link to the best place to buy day old chicks? I can't...
Do you think 6 months and under would be ok? If not I can try to find young chickens that don't need as close care as day old chicks. Last resort I guess will be peeps
Thank yoou! I read that if you just pick your rooster up and carry him around and not let him down while you do your chicken chores he will learn who is boss without seeing you as someone he can challenge? Have you ever heard that? My only experience is with free range bantams my ex...
Oh oops! Sorry I meant a RIR as my third hen. I'm thinking of maybe a cochin bantam for a rooster or a bantam of some sort. I assume their crows as a bit less loud lol. Or if someone has a nice guy they'd donate to live out his years with me.
Thanks Judy! You must answer the same questions 10 times a day lol. I have heard good things too about the Australorp and he says he can get them. I'm getting started pullets ...hopefully less than 6 months. Or if I can find someone here who will trade for kefir grains or cloth diapers or...
Hi guys! My name is Kayla I'm 30 and a stay at home mom on a third of an acre suburban corner lot lol. I'm on a nice little pond so maybe one day backyard ducks? Anyway I'm super hoping for some of the best basic advice especially on what kind of chickens to get and where. I'm having a tractor...