Hey everyone,
I'm obviously a new member here. Until very recently I didn't have any real interest in chickens. The idea of fresh eggs sounded great but I never really thought seriously about owning any.
About two weeks ago we inherited two chickens. Our neighbor used to keep them, but due to divorce can't have them anymore. I have no idea what kind of chickens they are, just that one is black and the other is white. They aren't laying eggs right now, which probably makes sense as the conditions they're in aren't great. They're in a small, muddy pen with a rabbit hutch they go under for shelter. I need to figure out how to build them a proper coop and a decent run so they can be happy and healthy. The poor things also haven't been fed well. I know they'll probably be happier when we can start feeding them better.
Right now we're considering giving the two hens we have to my mother-in-law, since she's said if we can't keep them, she will gladly take them. If we do, well, I've already decided we're going to build a coop and get our own. Given the conditions the poor things are in, we want to make sure their situation is improved as soon as possible. That means we've got to build them a safe new home quickly and I'm not sure how much time we have to dedicate to the project. We'll see what happens.
I'm obviously a new member here. Until very recently I didn't have any real interest in chickens. The idea of fresh eggs sounded great but I never really thought seriously about owning any.
About two weeks ago we inherited two chickens. Our neighbor used to keep them, but due to divorce can't have them anymore. I have no idea what kind of chickens they are, just that one is black and the other is white. They aren't laying eggs right now, which probably makes sense as the conditions they're in aren't great. They're in a small, muddy pen with a rabbit hutch they go under for shelter. I need to figure out how to build them a proper coop and a decent run so they can be happy and healthy. The poor things also haven't been fed well. I know they'll probably be happier when we can start feeding them better.
Right now we're considering giving the two hens we have to my mother-in-law, since she's said if we can't keep them, she will gladly take them. If we do, well, I've already decided we're going to build a coop and get our own. Given the conditions the poor things are in, we want to make sure their situation is improved as soon as possible. That means we've got to build them a safe new home quickly and I'm not sure how much time we have to dedicate to the project. We'll see what happens.
