Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

[oldhenlikesdogs]

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Thank you, He is recovering well. Still tired, which his doctor says is normal.
It looks like 4 of them are actually hens, one is a Sussex so she looks tiny in the mix But the rest of them are very nice to her and I enjoy watching them all together. Its my first time having a cochin! They are so pretty and I know mine seem to be full of personality for sure. I am thrilled to have a chance to have some. And my hubby is glad I have them, they help me to not focus on worrying about him while I am home alone, so they are definitely a great addition

Cochins are like feathered puppies. Their only downside is they don't lay much and can go broody. I personally have enough eggs and like having hens that are willing to hatch for me.

Chickens live each day like it's the best day ever. I like, and need that spirit in my days. It reminds me to enjoy the simple stuff, and be present in today.

 

[NanaHorn]

Welcome back, I hope your husband recovers well from his heart attack. It definitely sounds busy at your place, would love to see a pic of Ollie!

He is recovering slowly but surely and I'll hunt for some good Ollie pictures!!

 

[NanaHorn]

I hope that your Husband continues recovering from the heart attack!

My DW was in a motorcycle crash years ago too and has some disability form it-- mostly with her left arm.

Good news on getting more hens!

My hubby continues to heal. I am very grateful for that. He is grateful I have my flock to keep me busy and entertained all at the same time.

 

[Samantha Kornwall]

doing ok, my primary flock was attacked by something and we lost 9 of the 12 (including the rooster). I incubated about 30 eggs and got about 25 chicks, lost one of those chicks and one has a leg issue. I have 18 of them out in a large (8' x 8' by almost 7' tall) chicken tractor that has a camera in it so i can monitor it after it has been dragged to a new position. I don't know how many are roosters and how many are hens yet. I do have 4 still in the brooder and those are ALL hens, so once they are bigger and have more feathers, they will join their sisters and brothers. This tractor will attach to a coop in the winter (and become a covered run) as will the others i will build for smaller flocks and or rooster "spares". During next spring, the tractors will detach, and stay tractoring until winter again. This one will have nesting boxes and perches when the get a bit older. I will add an electric fence to this one too. The white cord hanging down is a WIFI temperature monitor that gives a running temp that I can check on line.

the ones that were lost were fully free range, so that is why the change over to tractors. Even though I have guard dogs, something still got them in the middle of the day.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

doing ok, my primary flock was attacked by something and we lost 9 of the 12 (including the rooster). I incubated about 30 eggs and got about 25 chicks, lost one of those chicks and one has a leg issue. I have 18 of them out in a large (8' x 8' by almost 7' tall) chicken tractor that has a camera in it so i can monitor it after it has been dragged to a new position. I don't know how many are roosters and how many are hens yet. I do have 4 still in the brooder and those are ALL hens, so once they are bigger and have more feathers, they will join their sisters and brothers. This tractor will attach to a coop in the winter (and become a covered run) as will the others i will build for smaller flocks and or rooster "spares". During next spring, the tractors will detach, and stay tractoring until winter again. This one will have nesting boxes and perches when the get a bit older. I will add an electric fence to this one too. The white cord hanging down is a WIFI temperature monitor that gives a running temp that I can check on line.

the ones that were lost were fully free range, so that is why the change over to tractors. Even though I have guard dogs, something still got them in the middle of the day.

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It is hard to change from free range to a confined flock. I have had a similar situation here. Mine get locked up more than they used to. Hoping you get more pullets than cockerels.

 

[ronott1]

doing ok, my primary flock was attacked by something and we lost 9 of the 12 (including the rooster). I incubated about 30 eggs and got about 25 chicks, lost one of those chicks and one has a leg issue. I have 18 of them out in a large (8' x 8' by almost 7' tall) chicken tractor that has a camera in it so i can monitor it after it has been dragged to a new position. I don't know how many are roosters and how many are hens yet. I do have 4 still in the brooder and those are ALL hens, so once they are bigger and have more feathers, they will join their sisters and brothers. This tractor will attach to a coop in the winter (and become a covered run) as will the others i will build for smaller flocks and or rooster "spares". During next spring, the tractors will detach, and stay tractoring until winter again. This one will have nesting boxes and perches when the get a bit older. I will add an electric fence to this one too. The white cord hanging down is a WIFI temperature monitor that gives a running temp that I can check on line.

the ones that were lost were fully free range, so that is why the change over to tractors. Even though I have guard dogs, something still got them in the middle of the day.

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I like your new setup!

Hopefully they will be safe from predators now.

 

[kmart60]

Thanks for checking in on me, and reminding me what a nice community this is. My paid work has been increasingly demanding and emotionally draining the past couple of years, and I've tended to spend my free time as far from a computer as possible! I'm still loving being a chookie mum and more convinced than ever that chickens are mental health therapy!
We haven't succumbed too badly to chicken math, but have raised one deliberate hatch, and one "accidental" one. (Did I say "we" have raised? The mumma hens did all the work, bless their broody little hearts - Eggberta the Light Suffolk mothered her adopted babies until they were point of lay, but her step-daughter Pearl, who hid her eggs in a corner of the yard until it was too late for us to eat them - well, she was fine while they were little, but in no time was pining to get back with the grown-ups!).
We only ended up with one rooster in each hatch - Russell Crowe is the perfect picture of a rooster, all black and gold and green, and also a perfect gentleman. His son showed an early tendancy to crankiness, so he became a delicious Coq au Vin. The hubs did all the dirty work, and the chefing too.
The original plan was 2 or 3 chookies, we only have 11 now, so I think we can say we've not succumbed to chicken math. (It's been 3 years! I think we've shown admirable restraint!)

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Thanks for checking in on me, and reminding me what a nice community this is. My paid work has been increasingly demanding and emotionally draining the past couple of years, and I've tended to spend my free time as far from a computer as possible! I'm still loving being a chookie mum and more convinced than ever that chickens are mental health therapy!
We haven't succumbed too badly to chicken math, but have raised one deliberate hatch, and one "accidental" one. (Did I say "we" have raised? The mumma hens did all the work, bless their broody little hearts - Eggberta the Light Suffolk mothered her adopted babies until they were point of lay, but her step-daughter Pearl, who hid her eggs in a corner of the yard until it was too late for us to eat them - well, she was fine while they were little, but in no time was pining to get back with the grown-ups!).
We only ended up with one rooster in each hatch - Russell Crowe is the perfect picture of a rooster, all black and gold and green, and also a perfect gentleman. His son showed an early tendancy to crankiness, so he became a delicious Coq au Vin. The hubs did all the dirty work, and the chefing too.
The original plan was 2 or 3 chookies, we only have 11 now, so I think we can say we've not succumbed to chicken math. (It's been 3 years! I think we've shown admirable restraint!)

Very nice to hear about your adventures in hatching. That's the absolute best rooster name ever, Russell Crowe.

 

[9 Henny Penny]

We have such a vibrant community here at BYC... tons of active friendly members. Of course, life gets busy, so I was thinking it would be fun to start a thread welcoming some of our peeps we haven't heard from in a while.

If that's you, come say hello and let us know what you've been up to.

(if that's not you, feel free to invite peeps you haven't seen in a while and say hi to those that post here)

Been busy this summer, and tsc is not a good place to shop If you don't want chicken math to get ya!. I always come home with chicks. the first four chicks are midnight majesty marans.I have 3 older girls who were protesting the summer heat and quit laying, then the went into a full blown molt!I was getting0 eggs for awhile. anyway my new girls started laying, so I'm getting eggs while the others are molting.Then I have a little banty hen,she's older but wants to be a mamma, she went broody and I broke her once, and then she went broody again two weeks later.. so we were going past tsc, and I asked hubs to stop, he thought he was safe from getting more chicks but he was wrong, so I got two black sex links and two rir all hens I hope. I separated my broody from the rest of the flock at night, and put the chicks under her. She is so happy! and such a great momma! lowest on the pecking order I have to separate her or the other hens will kill the chicks. I'll wait until they are bigger to inter grate them to the flock. so that's what is going on in my back yard.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Been busy this summer, and tsc is not a good place to shop If you don't want chicken math to get ya!. I always come home with chicks. the first four chicks are midnight majesty marans.I have 3 older girls who were protesting the summer heat and quit laying, then the went into a full blown molt!I was getting0 eggs for awhile. anyway my new girls started laying, so I'm getting eggs while the others are molting.Then I have a little banty hen,she's older but wants to be a mamma, she went broody and I broke her once, and then she went broody again two weeks later.. so we were going past tsc, and I asked hubs to stop, he thought he was safe from getting more chicks but he was wrong, so I got two black sex links and two rir all hens I hope. I separated my broody from the rest of the flock at night, and put the chicks under her. She is so happy! and such a great momma! lowest on the pecking order I have to separate her or the other hens will kill the chicks. I'll wait until they are bigger to inter grate them to the flock. so that's what is going on in my back yard.

Chicken math is so real. Sounds like you have a nice variety of birds. It is so very hard to walk out of TSC without extra chicks. Glad your Bantam hen is enjoying her new family.