floridachickee
In the Brooder
This is my first time owning chickens and these first 4 months have been quite the adventure.
I adopted two red sexlinks end of March who were said to be rhode islands. From their markings, I think they may be bovans goldlines, but I'm just guessing. I wanted four total so a week before Easter I adopted a cochin and a barred rock. Unfortunately, our dog got hold of the cochin...
That was my first lesson. Got into a big ordeal over the coop/run, nearly cost my relationship, that was my second lesson (don't ask too many questions, let the man do the job
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First coop was a mistake and another ordeal...but things finally came together and we now have a decent set-up, coop with attached run, and a separate pen - may add poultry netting later.
Rosemary and Juniper are my sexlinks and Violet is the barred rock.
Juniper started laying a couple of weeks ago and Rosemary followed. That same week, Violet developed a respiratory issue which has been ongoing.
I will post in another thread for suggestions, poor thing is sneezing up a storm right now. It's been so rainy and damp here, and I'm hoping the run doesn't end up like a poopy mudpit.
Any advice on my set-up?
I adopted two red sexlinks end of March who were said to be rhode islands. From their markings, I think they may be bovans goldlines, but I'm just guessing. I wanted four total so a week before Easter I adopted a cochin and a barred rock. Unfortunately, our dog got hold of the cochin...
That was my first lesson. Got into a big ordeal over the coop/run, nearly cost my relationship, that was my second lesson (don't ask too many questions, let the man do the job
.First coop was a mistake and another ordeal...but things finally came together and we now have a decent set-up, coop with attached run, and a separate pen - may add poultry netting later.
Rosemary and Juniper are my sexlinks and Violet is the barred rock.
Juniper started laying a couple of weeks ago and Rosemary followed. That same week, Violet developed a respiratory issue which has been ongoing.
I will post in another thread for suggestions, poor thing is sneezing up a storm right now. It's been so rainy and damp here, and I'm hoping the run doesn't end up like a poopy mudpit.
Any advice on my set-up?
