BYC Café

[sourland]

That's funny you should mention a goat! The guy we got the hens from had some goats too, I begged DH for one, but he said (firmly) "NO". We'll see.

You might also want to consider some Alpacas or Llamas as flock protectors. Just tryin' to help.

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

Donkeys! Geese! Oh the list goes on

 

[fivelittlehens]

He said that's what the husquavarna is for!

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

He said that's what the husquavarna is for!

Lol, what is a husquavarna?

 

[fivelittlehens]

His lawnmower. Lol, he hitches it to a post and calls it his horse!

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

His lawnmower. Lol, he hitches it to a post and calls it his horse!

Lol i like his humor.

 

[fivelittlehens]

He's funny. Nice meeting y'all. Gotta get to some boxes, still unpacking my craft room and I'm going to build a temporary, moveable thing for my hens to get out of the coop and into the grass. Have a great day.

 

[Bunnylady]

His lawnmower. Lol, he hitches it to a post and calls it his horse!

I used to do the same thing with my bicycle . . . . of course, I was about 8 years old at the time.

(now I have the real thing and believe me, the bike was a whole lot less work and trouble!)

 

[scottcaddy]

Hello, everyone. I just joined BYC yesterday. My Darlin' Husband and I got our first five little hens right at a month ago. Four 14 month old Red Sex Links, Bernadette, Henrietta, Lucille, and shy Rosie and one 16 month old Black Jersey Giant, Madea. They started laying for us about a week and a half ago! They weren't pet chickens until we got them, lol! We live in Mississippi and it's already humid and pretty warm. We don't know much about chickens but we're learning and having fun. We recently moved from an apartment to an acre and a half. There was a coop already here so we decided to put some chickens in it. We've had some problems, but seem to have worked them out. Coop has a dirt floor and we ran into a problem with mold. That was scary to me! Nobody got sick, hallelujah! Anyway, I just came in from watering the girls and the garden and polishing off my first cup of coffee and saw y'alls thread. I wanted to say "hello". Y'all have a fabulous day, enjoy your coffee.

Welcome to the Café! Just how big is that coop? If 5 are alright in there, 5 more would help kept the 1st ones company. Chickens like to be around more chickens ya-know.
Scott

 

[fivelittlehens]

It's something like 12×12, I think. It would take another five, but I read that sometimes new hens aren't accepted. We were thinking that it might be alright if we just get more from the same original flock. We're just not sure because we already have more eggs than we can eat! Lol.