Ashley in North Dakota!

[swampfox440]

Hi, welcome to BYC! pretty birds. Thanks for joining us.

 

[Tookie]

Welcome to BYC! So glad you joined us.

Beautiful flock you have!

 

[Ashleyboz]

Hiya, Ashley, and welcome to BYC!! Gorgeous birds! Thank you for sharing!

Many years ago I live in Thompson and Jamestown, ND. That's where I learned what a snirt storm was.
ND puts Chicago to shame for how windy it is there!

The older I get the more I wonder why and how I’m still here

 

[Fluffy_Moth_With_Silkies]

Good afternoon! A little about me! I’m born and raised in ND and now raising a family of 5 here in a small town just how I like it! I worked in the oil industry for around 12 years and when Covid and oil plummeted I decided to stay home for a bit. While home I had a ton more time so took up the hobby of buying some chickens for some farm fresh eggs. Turns out a few 4 years later I want to now branch out and breed. My favorite bird is a Cochin. I absolutely love everything about them! From their demeanor to being cold hardy and having eggs on a regular! I love flashy but some flashy aren’t cold hardy! My husband has always been against small birds that don’t lay well and aren’t cold hardy. So what I plan to do is breed flashy to good layers! I have a lot of blue Cochins, blue frizzles, blue silkies, blue Marans, and a few other blue. Can you tell I love blue? I have also really wanted to add some cool patterns so I did get some Orloff, Crele Penedesenca, Sicilian bittercups, porcelain and Mille Fleurs, and some neat bantams. Next year should be fun!

If anyone has a cool mix that would be cold hardy, lay a lot, and flashy let me hear em! This is absolutely so fun for me! Thanks everyone!

Hi, welcome to BYC! It's nice to meet you.
I love all the pictures, they're so cute!!! I love the cochins and the silkies (believe it or not, I have silkies)
Have lots of fun!

 

[Fluffy_Moth_With_Silkies]

It just snowed here and 22 degrees. I’ve always been ok with my girls in the coop without heat but now I have bantams and ladies that can’t be in that cold so I’ve been looking everywhere for a cost efficient heater. I believe I’m officially that type of bird mom now

I use a Producers Pride coop heater! It has two settings, each a different heat, and it works really well for cold weather!

 

[The cheek coop]

Welcome to the flock! Beautiful flock by the way.