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

[Patiocoturnix]

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)

Welcome back! How many chickens or other poultry do you have?

 

[Patiocoturnix]

Been busy so not on here much lately. We currently have 12 chickens (11 hens, 1 rooster). We have a barnyard mix of chickens, they're so fun to watch. We have 3 naked necks who are the most curious things I've ever seen. They're hilarious. But I love watching all of our chickens in the yard, even though they don't like us to hold them. We can only currently hold one who was part of our original 4 to begin with.

Welcome back! I love naked necks there are so interesting to look at. Do You plan to hatch any of your eggs?

 

[Patiocoturnix]

It is so nice to actually be checked in once in a while! I have been busy and need to check in with ya'll more. I just added 14 new girls to my crew and I am so excited. My husband isn't....lol.

Welcome back! Can we some pictures of your new girls?

 

[Patiocoturnix]

Good morning all, what have I been up to? Well, having kept poultry, waterfowl and game birds since 1977 I have aways got plenty to do. I'm a breeder of Black Copper Marans, Im introducing new blood lines this year with unrelated hatching eggs in my incubator. I am buying in POL Warren's too as I simply can't keep up with the demand for eggs that I sell. I also have some Geese eggs in one of my incubators. Always plenty to do here!

Welcome back! ooo Geese? What type? I love geese.

 

[Patiocoturnix]

Hey guys! Been super busy lately with exams, but everything seems well with my feathery babies.

Welcome back! Good luck on your exams! Glad you feather babies are doing well!

 

[Patiocoturnix]

Hello everyone! We are busy clearing some woods to make a new chicken house. Our flock is doing great. We added some new hens and a new rooster after we lost our old boy.

Welcome back! Sorry about losing your old rooster but your new one is pretty! Good luck in building your new chicken house!

 

[Patiocoturnix]

Unfortunately, I found out the hard way that my neighbor has been harboring a mother fox and her babies. They found the chickens on Wednesday. I have two survivors that managed to escape, but I'm unsure what to do with them, especially since now I know the foxes will surely be back to their "hunting grounds." I don't have the time or $$ to rebuild a tighter perimeter, plus I do not want to close up these hens that are used to free-ranging, so I think the only option is to give them away. I do not think I will be starting over, as long as I have a fox-loving neighbor...

Welcome back! That really sucks I'm sorry for your losses its really devastating to lose one I can't imagine the whole flock. I hope you can rebuild one day.

 

[Patiocoturnix]

Merely doing another raising project of attempting to have Silkies again while also trying out a new breed I've never had before, Porcelain d'Uccle Bantams.
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Welcome back! They are soo cute! I hope you the best as they grow!

 

[slat]

Still here. Been crazy busy running one of my optical locations and making glasses for all 3 locations we have.
Thanks for checking in on me.

 

[Perris]

Hi, just checking in! I've been trying all Spring (not that we've had much of one in the UK) to grow separate areas of greenery for my girls and two boys and to try and develop rotational patches for them but have been fighting off the starlings, crows and pigeons who are seeing the benefits of the seeds and seedlings! My 20 birds have a good amount of room but I would so like them to have more greenery to forage on. We tried keeping them in our paddock with the llama and alpacas but they kept getting taken out by foxes (the llama was useless, I'm afraid). I feed them greens from the veggie gardens but it would be nice to get them foraging themselves. At least they benefit from plenty of protein from the numerous compost piles I have in their runs.

hasn't it been wet here! The forecasters keep promising it'll warm up and dry up a bit, but I'm still waiting too! Whereabouts in the UK are you?
btw, did you know there's a UK thread? it's here
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/uk-member-please-say-hi.655508/