- Apr 30, 2014
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Hello,
I am Elly from southern Washington State, I have always wanted the farm life since gathering eggs at Grandmas. I found a quiet little place on 5 acres and settled down. I did homework on what type of chickens I wanted and and settled with RIR and Barred Plymouth Rocks, and ended up with 4 RIR, 5 BPR, 2 Whyndotts, 2 Americaunas, 3 Silkies, 1 odd ball who knows rooster, 2 Kakie Campbell Runners and 5 geese! of course I keep the geese, ducks and chicken separate. If i separate the ducks from the geese they all scream at me! They cuddle and flock together. (knock on wood I have not lost one yet) They have all become therapy for me, and are very calming. My 2 cats are curious about the chickens but do not bother them, and my little dog and rooster goof around. (I make sure that it is goofing and not fighting or taunting). I spend more time outside with animals then I do inside. I even planted veggies that I do not eat but I would like to treat my feathered friends. I plan to allow them to free range, and free choice on their food as soon as they are a bit older. I am here to keep on learning how to care for them, I have discovered what paste butt was early, and without realizing that it was an issue took the little girl inside cleaned her up and quickly with warm water and put her back in the brooder box, where the problem didn't occur again thankfully. I am thinking that it may have been the ride home stressed her out a little, or a temperature change between dinner and bed time when I discovered that the heat lamp had gone out. I check on them when I first get up when the coffee is going, then before work, after work, dinner, and just before bed. On nights that I have school my mother goes up there and plays with them and checks on them, it has become our farm.
I am Elly from southern Washington State, I have always wanted the farm life since gathering eggs at Grandmas. I found a quiet little place on 5 acres and settled down. I did homework on what type of chickens I wanted and and settled with RIR and Barred Plymouth Rocks, and ended up with 4 RIR, 5 BPR, 2 Whyndotts, 2 Americaunas, 3 Silkies, 1 odd ball who knows rooster, 2 Kakie Campbell Runners and 5 geese! of course I keep the geese, ducks and chicken separate. If i separate the ducks from the geese they all scream at me! They cuddle and flock together. (knock on wood I have not lost one yet) They have all become therapy for me, and are very calming. My 2 cats are curious about the chickens but do not bother them, and my little dog and rooster goof around. (I make sure that it is goofing and not fighting or taunting). I spend more time outside with animals then I do inside. I even planted veggies that I do not eat but I would like to treat my feathered friends. I plan to allow them to free range, and free choice on their food as soon as they are a bit older. I am here to keep on learning how to care for them, I have discovered what paste butt was early, and without realizing that it was an issue took the little girl inside cleaned her up and quickly with warm water and put her back in the brooder box, where the problem didn't occur again thankfully. I am thinking that it may have been the ride home stressed her out a little, or a temperature change between dinner and bed time when I discovered that the heat lamp had gone out. I check on them when I first get up when the coffee is going, then before work, after work, dinner, and just before bed. On nights that I have school my mother goes up there and plays with them and checks on them, it has become our farm.
! I too have ducks, geese and chickens, with some guineas thrown in too. Mine all live together in the same coop. We would love to see some pictures!
and Welcome To BYC! Congratulations on your new home! Sounds like you jumped in with both feet and have a really colorful and varied flock of birds! 
