Hello everyone, This is my First Year with 3 Ladies, and a Man.

ludwigamy31

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Hello Everyone,
This is my First year with chicken's my parents bought me 4 chicks for Easter last April 2012 so as of April 11Th, 2013 my 3 Ladies, and a Man will be a Year old I live in Maine So i wanted a very hearty, and non aggressive Birds.I did some research of what I wanted and decided on the silver laced wyandottes. I learned as much as I could about them while they where only two days old, when I got them. I took a guess I had 1 male and 3 female and I was correct. It was so cool. I live in the boonies, and they have a barn of their own, and my girls names are Baby, Girl, and Gully, and my Rooster is Drumstick, I know what a cliche huh?..lol. I have had a blast, and I love them dearly. The girl's loved winter, but drumstick was not impressed what so ever. the picture as my avatar was their very first snow fall. I'm thinking about raising some chicks with a Brody, and Gully does a great job. the other 2 are more about getting out, gully she eats, stretches and then back in the barn I heated it all winter, and since they where chicks I have had a red light on them, and they wont go into the barn without that light, so they are quiet babied. Drumstick is awesome about keeping them on my property, the girls love to take off, and see other things. drumstick, is a good boy he's the protector, and he tattles on the girls. My big huge Bull mastiff/ pit bull mix raised them from chicks, in a rabbit cage in my living room. I wasn't able to feed, or water until he checked, and made sure they were all there and in good health every morning. Now he's afraid of Drumstick. When we throw the ball for my dog, drumstick is the crowd, he likes to yell, and he love to drive me crazy coming to the front door, and crowing till I come out, and notice him flapping is his beautiful black, and white feather's I do it to him, and he goes about his day. My animals have never been normal, their not just my chicken's their my family.
 
Sounds like you have fun with your chickens. I have 15 in my henhouse. They are about 3 weeks old now. They are so funny and cute. Emjoy your chickens.
 
Greetings from Kansas, ludwigamy31, and
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! Pleased you joined us!! You sound like the most contented poultry keeper ever!! I am happy you are having such a great life with your chickens! Good luck to you and your flock!
 
Hi from NC. Sounds like your chickens are living the life. It is so nice to know that you studied and learned before getting your first chick. Have you ever considered incubating them? Good luck and welcome to BYC
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I have, and I have a brody one that would be Gully, she is always going back in to the barn so I'm sure i could with her. I'm a little nervouse. and i would like to give Drum so more work he's only got the 3 girl's and right now i've noticed one has lost some feather's in the back, and that is not gully, and someone sed, it might be worms, here in this location, but reading up here on this awesome site, i now know who, and what is the culprit I. e. "DRUMSTICK" he, and the Girls will be a year old on april 11th so i looking in to making a apron for Baby, so he won't just go after her, it makes sence. So yes I'm thinking about it, but it's still very cold up here, and we can get more snow, and I wouldn't want to get all excited, and then boom, I would be so bummed actually so would Twister (my Dog, and my chicks, as well as Drum, So I'm thinking about it, not sure if i should let Gully do it, or if i should bring her in to the house, or let her do it her way, this is all new, and I'm having a blast i would like her to do it, because I think Gully would teach me allot. :)
 
And also Hello to all of you, Thank you for making me feel Welcome. It's been one of the most, coolest, neatest experience's I've have ever had with my chicken's and oops "Drumstick".
Can't for get him. He's quiet the character. The girl's sometimes try to be him, and run like heck around flapping their wings, It's SO cool. And I found this site very, very informative So i had to join, and learn, learn, learn from others I'm a beginner, and I want to make mine as comfortable as possible. So again Thank You to All !! :)
 

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