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

[Penguinsofty55]

been enjoying my raptors, working on ways to make winter in Idaho better for them. Growing sprouts and boredom busters. Lovely photo of my soon to be 5 year old Jersey giant bard rock cross. Smoore. Lost a silkie to cancer and a black star to something Else. And two others in a tragic accident. It was a tough year. But now I have new babies and losing my hens hurts a little less. I wish chickens lived longer.

 

[cavemanrich]

Lost a silkie to cancer and a black star to something Else. And two others in a tragic accident. It was a tough year. But now I have new babies and losing my hens hurts a little less. I wish chickens lived longer.

Sorry to hear of your losses. I know how hard it is. My chickens are my pets.
I gave you a for your positive attitude.

 

[kwarren6271]

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)

I'm a bit late with this but I've been super busy with all of my English Orpingtons. I was able to create a new color in them....Red Mottled. They took five generations to remove all of the black in them but definitely worth all of the work. I'm now up to about 15 colors and patterns....I love these gentle giants so much.

Kelly

 

[Corobinsons]

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)

Our girls are doing well. Egg production is down due to winter. I am panicking about the negative temps coming up when we are out of town. Our girls are pretty hardy, but one of our fav Americana hens roosts in the rafters of the run as opposed to going in the coop at night. My in-laws are staying at the house and I am not sure what to do about her when temps get to -6 at night. Our coop is well-built, insulated and vented, but I normally bring my girls into our heated garage when temps are below zero. Sheesh. should I get a heater for the coop? Not sure what to do about my rebel Americana.

 

[Corobinsons]

Sorry to hear of your losses. I know how hard it is. My chickens are my pets.
I gave you a for your positive attitude.

Sorry about your losses. I lost 2 of my favorite girls to various ailments but it warms my heart to see the rest of the OG's and the new girls thrive.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Our girls are doing well. Egg production is down due to winter. I am panicking about the negative temps coming up when we are out of town. Our girls are pretty hardy, but one of our fav Americana hens roosts in the rafters of the run as opposed to going in the coop at night. My in-laws are staying at the house and I am not sure what to do about her when temps get to -6 at night. Our coop is well-built, insulated and vented, but I normally bring my girls into our heated garage when temps are below zero. Sheesh. should I get a heater for the coop? Not sure what to do about my rebel Americana.

We can get to -20 or lower here at times, and they do fine, besides occasionally getting a touch of frostbite below -10. As long as they can get out of drafts they should be fine.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I'm a bit late with this but I've been super busy with all of my English Orpingtons. I was able to create a new color in them....Red Mottled. They took five generations to remove all of the black in them but definitely worth all of the work. I'm now up to about 15 colors and patterns....I love these gentle giants so much.

Kelly

Love English Orpington.

 

[sailtexas186548]

We have bought a larger piece of land and are building a new coop there, a few of our ladies have passed (5 years old) so our flock is down from 10 to 6. We will get some new chicks in the spring to get back up to 10

 

[cavemanrich]

We have bought a larger piece of land and are building a new coop there, a few of our ladies have passed (5 years old) so our flock is down from 10 to 6. We will get some new chicks in the spring to get back up to 10

Just FYI.
Sexlink, and production hens have shorter lifespan. About what you experienced.
Heritage breeds live twice as long usually.
I keep chickens as pets. They live long lives. 10,, 11 years not uncommon in my flock. My longest living chicken pulled 13.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

We have bought a larger piece of land and are building a new coop there, a few of our ladies have passed (5 years old) so our flock is down from 10 to 6. We will get some new chicks in the spring to get back up to 10

Always fun to get new chicks. Congratulations on the new land and coop.