- May 7, 2014
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Greetings to all. I am new here, but I've been using this website for a while now preparing for my first venture into raising chickens. Now that I've learned so much from all of you, I've finally gotten my chickens, so I figured I should join, since I will now be asking questions.
I purchased 6 hens that are between 23-25 weeks to begin with. They are Red Sex Links, who were raised on organic feed. I got them from a local farmer who uses these birds for eggs to sell. I have a 1.5 year old son who has inspired me to connect more closely with the food I/we eat, so I guess this is the result.
I got the hens 2 days ago, and they seem happy. I've handled each of them gently while putting them in the coop, but try to leave them alone for the most part, although it's difficult because they are just too cool. They were laying at the farm, but haven't laid any eggs for me yet, but I gather that is to be expected. I'm just trying to keep them safe, give them a good home, and when they feel comfortable, they will hopefully reward me with some yummy eggs. Here's my coop, run, flock, and my son.
I purchased 6 hens that are between 23-25 weeks to begin with. They are Red Sex Links, who were raised on organic feed. I got them from a local farmer who uses these birds for eggs to sell. I have a 1.5 year old son who has inspired me to connect more closely with the food I/we eat, so I guess this is the result.
I got the hens 2 days ago, and they seem happy. I've handled each of them gently while putting them in the coop, but try to leave them alone for the most part, although it's difficult because they are just too cool. They were laying at the farm, but haven't laid any eggs for me yet, but I gather that is to be expected. I'm just trying to keep them safe, give them a good home, and when they feel comfortable, they will hopefully reward me with some yummy eggs. Here's my coop, run, flock, and my son.
and Welcome To BYC! Pretty hens, RSLs are great layers, hopefully they will start laying for you soon. They will appreciate a bigger coop, especially if the weather is bad and they have to stay in. There are a lot of discussions on roosters if you want to do a search, the main thing is even bantams can be very dangerous with young children/ toddlers and you need to be very careful to keep them separate.
