- Dec 2, 2014
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I have only two chickens a Buff orphington and a Aracana. I have raised them by hand since they where still egg shaped. they lived in a plastic tub in my dining room with a heating lamp and a little pipe perch. they loved it when i took them out and cuddled them, they would fall asleep in my arms/lap and loved to also peck my arm freckles. not long after I realized my Aracana and Buff were missing out of there tub, I ran around my house and found them playing in my dogs food and water, that's when I put the wire top on there bin the chicks still tried to squeeze through the wire but failed. after 2 months I set up my old plastic dog pen in my open garden house. I put a flat piece of cardboard on the ground in the pen then covered it up with soft shavings. they nested on the bamboo perch I had set up for them. I every once in a while I would let them out into my yard but I would have to watch them. now the live in a home made run made out of left of metal pipes and green wire, with some wood planks holding up there 3 foot coop, in the coop is a 2 foot perch and a small dog kennel for them to lay, they have a food dish hanging from the roof to eat at night, they have a light that turns off at 12:00 at night and comes on at 4:00 (when it gets dark). they have a small room under the coop where they have the big food and water dish. that's also where I let them out. they have a perch in there run not even a inch off the ground but something to roost on. we have a one acre backyard that I let them roam freely in and I own a 3-4 acre property. I rarely let them in the front yard (its a treat) I give them Oatmeal, bird seed, corn, walnuts, etc. the Aracana lays green blue eggs and the Buff lays light crystal brown.
I hope you enjoyed learning about my chickens hope to hear your ideas <3
I hope you enjoyed learning about my chickens hope to hear your ideas <3
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