Black Acres: The chickens that saved me

[TropicalBabies]

LOL I have to count mine because they free range each day and get put up at night. 16 production reds, 3 brown leghorn pullets, 3 brown leghorn cockerells, 8 easter egger pullets and 1 easter egger cockerell. Plus 3 guineas. 34 in all.

Me too, its a good practice. I have caught broody, illness, pecking order issues.
Love the guineas ♡

 

[629864]

My guineas...everyone said they'd be bullies and terrorize any chickens we'd get. But mine are terrified of everything. I've never done anything but love them and feed them and provide them shelter, but they act like I'm sure to murder them every time I go outside. They do seem to have found a status quo with the chickens, even if they're still clearly submissive to them though. Silly guineas.

 

[cackleberryandco]

I’m considering moving the bantys back in with the bigs now that they’ve grown. They can see each other through the run door that separates them and they will bunch up there and “talk” to each other for hours. If you look close, you can see the bigs on the other side of the door.

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That would also allow me to have a nice sized grow out pen for the Spring. I haven’t decided for sure though.

I have bantams and regular sized living together and they get along great... they were raised together though so I don't know how much of a difference that makes. It is always worth a try though

 

[blackacres]

I have bantams and regular sized living together and they get along great... they were raised together though so I don't know how much of a difference that makes. It is always worth a try though

Mine we raised together from hatch I separated them 2 months ago because I was worried about the extreme size difference. Now the Silkies are mostly grown so I wouldn’t worry so much. It would be easier for me to have them all in one coop/run. I would also feel better during these cold snaps that the Silkies would have the bigs to help keep them warm. I’ll likely reintegrate, just have to find the right time. Now is not that time since none of them will even come out of the coops because it’s so cold. LOL

 

[blackacres]

LOL I have to count mine because they free range each day and get put up at night. 16 production reds, 3 brown leghorn pullets, 3 brown leghorn cockerells, 8 easter egger pullets and 1 easter egger cockerell. Plus 3 guineas. 34 in all.

I count every morning and every night.

Me too, its a good practice. I have caught broody, illness, pecking order issues.
Love the guineas ♡

That is exactly the reason I count twice a day. It makes me lay eyes on each individual and will help me to know when one is “off”. I’ve done it since day 1 and will probably do it forever… or at least until chicken math doesn’t allow.

 

[Ponypoor]

I have bantams and regular sized living together and they get along great... they were raised together though so I don't know how much of a difference that makes. It is always worth a try though

I have my 3 Silkie hens with the regular chooks, and the Silkies rule the roost!

My only issue is my Roo who is really too big for the hens. In the spring I need to seperate him from them, right now I have hen saddles on them to protect them.

 

[Happy hen lover]

Consider me part of your weird club I also love Winter and cooler temps. I don’t love when it’s so cold it hurts. I hate the heat. Ideally, I’d live somewhere the temps never went below 30F and never above 75F.

I'm there with ya. But right now it's 5 F almost same as my freezer! Lil too cold for me

 

[kurby22]

Consider me part of your weird club I also love Winter and cooler temps. I don’t love when it’s so cold it hurts. I hate the heat. Ideally, I’d live somewhere the temps never went below 30F and never above 75F.

I will join you there!! I HATE the heat and prefer it not to get SO cold your lungs freeze haha. But I could handle cold enough to get a few snow storms…I do miss snow

 

[The-White-Elephant]

I will join you there!! I HATE the heat and prefer it not to get SO cold your lungs freeze haha. But I could handle cold enough to get a few snow storms…I do miss snow

I didn’t get notifications AGAIN!

 

[blackacres]

I'm there with ya. But right now it's 5 F almost same as my freezer! Lil too cold for me

Let’s find this paradise we speak of! It’s too cold here!