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Babygirlred

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Nov 23, 2019
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Hi Everyone - I am a first time chicken owner of 4 Rhode Island Reds. A relative was giving theirs away and my husband and I thought this would be a good way to see if we’d like having chickens. I have 3 chickens in a coop and 1 in assisted living, the basement . We had to remove her because her tail was bleeding and she’s become my baby girl ever since. She doesn’t walk well and needs her wings for balance. She wants nothing to do with the other chickens. Whenever they would be together chicken little would come running to me and want me to pick her up. She loves to be held and seems to prefer being alone. There are so many questions I have about her. She is so different than the others.
On a different note, I am married with 2 boys and a dog. I think the chickens are amazing and are pretty funny to watch.
 
Babygirlred said:
Hi Everyone - I am a first time chicken owner of 4 Rhode Island Reds. A relative was giving theirs away and my husband and I thought this would be a good way to see if we’d like having chickens. I have 3 chickens in a coop and 1 in assisted living, the basement . We had to remove her because her tail was bleeding and she’s become my baby girl ever since. She doesn’t walk well and needs her wings for balance. She wants nothing to do with the other chickens. Whenever they would be together chicken little would come running to me and want me to pick her up. She loves to be held and seems to prefer being alone. There are so many questions I have about her. She is so different than the others.
On a different note, I am married with 2 boys and a dog. I think the chickens are amazing and are pretty funny to watch.
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Hi there! Welcome to the wonderful world of chickens! I think chickens are amazing too and I just love watching mine. They are the sweetest little creatures! Each one is so different in personality from the other:) This place is a great place to learn about chickens and also get help when you need it. There are a lot of amazingly knowledgeable people here!
 
Babygirlred said:
Hi Everyone - I am a first time chicken owner of 4 Rhode Island Reds. A relative was giving theirs away and my husband and I thought this would be a good way to see if we’d like having chickens. I have 3 chickens in a coop and 1 in assisted living, the basement . We had to remove her because her tail was bleeding and she’s become my baby girl ever since. She doesn’t walk well and needs her wings for balance. She wants nothing to do with the other chickens. Whenever they would be together chicken little would come running to me and want me to pick her up. She loves to be held and seems to prefer being alone. There are so many questions I have about her. She is so different than the others.
On a different note, I am married with 2 boys and a dog. I think the chickens are amazing and are pretty funny to watch.
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Super cute!
 
Babygirlred said:
Hi Everyone - I am a first time chicken owner of 4 Rhode Island Reds. A relative was giving theirs away and my husband and I thought this would be a good way to see if we’d like having chickens. I have 3 chickens in a coop and 1 in assisted living, the basement . We had to remove her because her tail was bleeding and she’s become my baby girl ever since. She doesn’t walk well and needs her wings for balance. She wants nothing to do with the other chickens. Whenever they would be together chicken little would come running to me and want me to pick her up. She loves to be held and seems to prefer being alone. There are so many questions I have about her. She is so different than the others.
On a different note, I am married with 2 boys and a dog. I think the chickens are amazing and are pretty funny to watch.
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Welcome to BackYardChickens! So glad to have you here in our wonderful community of friendly, helpful, knowledgeable people!
 
Congratulations on becoming a member of the chicken-owning community. Your little one is lucky to have you as her caregiver.

I was always envious of those people whose chickens seemed to love them. Mine always love that I feed them. Then, I was given a single chick last fall that had to brood indoors. Moving her outdoors has been an epic fail. While she will run off house cats and dogs, and neither ducks nor geese worry her, she is terrified of the other chickens.

She much prefers sitting in my lap or perching (on command) on my arm or shoulder. I am hoping some day that she will realize she should be part of a flock. Everyone says chickens should be with other chickens. Maybe some chickens are fine with people instead? Best wishes for you, your special girl and all the rest.
 

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