Good to see you! Nice looking coop and love the red teenagers.Hello all! Long time no post. I do miss keeping up with you all and your awesome flocks.
All is kinda well here. I sadly lost Goldie this spring. Not even a year old...so sad. We have no ideas what happened. We found her under the roosts after a stormy night, not a mark on her, other than being wet as our roof fix gave way, dumping water on them. But it was warm and the other hens were fine. Maybe it was shock? No way to know.
So I was down to my 3 original girls, Eenie, Meanie and Sheba. I say was, because our neighbor bought 4 rhode island reds this May...then discovered they have to move! They asked if I'd take them and, well, how do you say no to more chickens?
So, here's the Red Squadron. (My husband is a big old Star Wars nerd.)
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After a bit of time as neighbors, we connected them to the run yesterday. The adult ladies are neither amused nor accepting of this, and big old cowards! They are hiding in the coop from the scary teenagers. But I suppose they'll come around.
Thee new coop, in a better, shadier building, is underway.
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I hope to move everyone together in about a week. I am a tad concerned about them being locked in a 8x8 coop, in the heat 24/7. Is that really necessary I wonder? Or will the coop + run be okay, so they can have some space? I'll have to do some research.
Hugs to all...especially your lovely chooks.
