Kaiah
In the Brooder
- May 28, 2022
- 6
- 30
- 39
Hey guys! I’m new to chicken care and ownership. I share a flock of twenty eight egg hen pullets, 5 bantam chicks, and twenty five meat chicks with the family i live with, but I’m in charge of a decent portion of their care and definately their health. It’s been a doozie with one pullet nearly getting pecked to death before I separated her, (she’s recovering and chilling with the meat chicks now) a speckled Sussex with a sour crop (I believe. I posted about her in another thread, still working on that one) one single, very random, out of nowhere pullet death and about three chick deaths from different batches that made me sad. Like jeez!
Other than that I love my girls! They have a massive coop and since they’re still young, they have a fenced in turn out that they can explore. When they’re bigger, they will have the whole orchard to roam!
Other than the chickens, I’m an avid writer, artist, horse and goat all around animal lover, and live on a hobby farm in Idaho! When I was a kid I had an account on here because I was hoping to get chickens in my backyard in CA, but when I found out that it was illegal, I got a dog instead. Now that I have chickens it’s crazy and sorta stressful (and I can’t seem to get them to like me lol) but I wouldn’t give it up because I love watching and caring for these little hens.
Oh! And one more question, when will I find out if any of them are roosters? We’re desperately hopping for at least one, and three of the older pullets/cockerels are straight run from a neighbor.
Other than that I love my girls! They have a massive coop and since they’re still young, they have a fenced in turn out that they can explore. When they’re bigger, they will have the whole orchard to roam!
Other than the chickens, I’m an avid writer, artist, horse and goat all around animal lover, and live on a hobby farm in Idaho! When I was a kid I had an account on here because I was hoping to get chickens in my backyard in CA, but when I found out that it was illegal, I got a dog instead. Now that I have chickens it’s crazy and sorta stressful (and I can’t seem to get them to like me lol) but I wouldn’t give it up because I love watching and caring for these little hens.
Oh! And one more question, when will I find out if any of them are roosters? We’re desperately hopping for at least one, and three of the older pullets/cockerels are straight run from a neighbor.