A day to day following of my first 30'days with hens!

[nickellmama27]

Hey y'all! I'm Nikki, I live in northern Ohio. I'm new here on BYC but I feel right at home. We've had some chicken happenings here. First we had 3 chicks and Kylie my black lab made a snack of them at 4 weeks old. Still so sad but hey she's a bird dog.
So on to our little happenings at the Nickell Hobby Farm
Saturday night on the roost I picked up 7 hens from a friend of mine who lives right up the road a couple miles. Her husband was making her downsize her flock. They're all 1 year olds. I was only going to get 6, but I was mourning our chicks and decided to adopt one more.
Our Girls: Hedwig- Dominique
Luna- gold Laced Wyandotte
Lizzie- silver laced Wyandotte
Lucy- welsummer
Annabella- Australorp
Ginger- buff Orpington
Mrs. Henny Penny - blue EE, honestly she's the same color as a lavender Orpington. She's I think the flock boss

My daughters and I are loving our new adventure. I grew up on a pig farm, and I've always wanted a hobby farm. Well my chickens are the first step.

 

[twigcrafter]

awwwww!,
I taught my grand daughters to say "thank you ladies" when they collect eggs.

Sounds like you're on the country tract with you mini farm.

FYI chickens are a gate way animal sssh.

 

[drumstick diva]

Chickens ARE the gateway to ducks, geese, swans, emus, goat, sheep, cattle, OH MY!! You daughter is adorable

 

[twilightgecko]

its a cute coop.. mine is far too small for my birds, so they get out and free range all the time.. this summer i plan to make them a bigger coop.. i have 9.. a tiny coop worked wonderful in the winter, kept them toasty warm..

 

[nickellmama27]

Sunday 4/2
Our girls laid 4 eggs!!!! Not even 24 hours and left us 4 eggs!

Here is my oldest Kaelynn. She's a crazy chicken lady in the making

 

[nickellmama27]

Yesterday Monday we got 5 eggs and it stormed. Today is Tuesday. The girls laid 5 eggs and they're free ranging for the first time in my yard. They loved it!

 

[nickellmama27]

 

[nickellmama27]

The girls have been each laying almost daily, giving us 6-7 eggs a day! I'd say they're pretty happy. I'm learning their personalities. Ginger my buff Orpington is mouthy and bossy. Mrs Henny Penny my pretty EE is fun to watch. Yesterday Lucy, my welsummer, scared me. She decided to take a mid afternoon nap in the wood pile and looked dead. All I could see were her tail feathers. She looked at me like what Mom when I picked her up. My daughters have become obsessed with their new pets. My 4 year old
Tells her chicken Annabella (Australorp) good morning and good night every day.

 

[nickellmama27]

The girls laid 5 eggs yesterday. Mrs Henny Penny is a consistent daily layer! We've got snow here in Ohio. The girls are not happy and huddled up in the coop with some disapproving clucks last night

 

[nickellmama27]

I'd love my own little farm one day