Nette00
Chirping
Hello Everyone!
I became a Mother of chickens by unexpected circumstances. I live in the mountains near the Poconos in Pennsylvania. I came home one day to a chicken in my driveway. I don't have any other homes nearby so I thought it was a little odd but wow, a chicken was in my driveway. I initially thought she must have strayed away from her home and would leave when she was ready to go home. The next day I went outside and she was still strutting around and foraging in my garden. I put some messages out on Facebook that a chicken was at my house and posted pictures. A few people came and looked at her but no one recognized her or claimed her. Day 4 I went searching for information on how to care for her (Food, shelter). My three year old grand daughter named her Sofia The First. Luckily, I had a birthday coming up and my husband went to work building me a coop and a new friend I met (searching for Sofia's rightful owners) offered to give me a handful of day old chicks. I now have Sofia, Dot, Haize, Coco and Georgia. My husband and son completed a beautiful coop for them in less than a week. I'm really loving my chickens. Sofia has been amazing with baby chicks, they are 10 weeks old now. She is literally Mama hen. I'm still learning a lot about chickens so I'm thankful to have backyardchickens.com as a resource.
I became a Mother of chickens by unexpected circumstances. I live in the mountains near the Poconos in Pennsylvania. I came home one day to a chicken in my driveway. I don't have any other homes nearby so I thought it was a little odd but wow, a chicken was in my driveway. I initially thought she must have strayed away from her home and would leave when she was ready to go home. The next day I went outside and she was still strutting around and foraging in my garden. I put some messages out on Facebook that a chicken was at my house and posted pictures. A few people came and looked at her but no one recognized her or claimed her. Day 4 I went searching for information on how to care for her (Food, shelter). My three year old grand daughter named her Sofia The First. Luckily, I had a birthday coming up and my husband went to work building me a coop and a new friend I met (searching for Sofia's rightful owners) offered to give me a handful of day old chicks. I now have Sofia, Dot, Haize, Coco and Georgia. My husband and son completed a beautiful coop for them in less than a week. I'm really loving my chickens. Sofia has been amazing with baby chicks, they are 10 weeks old now. She is literally Mama hen. I'm still learning a lot about chickens so I'm thankful to have backyardchickens.com as a resource.