ArthurFrane
In the Brooder
- Apr 26, 2023
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Hi Everyone,
My wife and I have three hens at the moment, aiming to increase our flock to 6 or 7 this year. We started with six chicks last April (2022), but the freakish cold snap of May 3rd took one of our Dominiques. We have two Easter Eggers (Esme and Gytha), and the surviving Dominique, our first to lay for us in October of last year. That's our Dimity!
The two silkies we had (Agnes and Perdita) turned out to be Angus and Peter instead
so they've moved out of town with a friend who has 5 acres, and plenty of livestock to keep the boys entertained. They're probably getting a flock of their own as I type this.
The eggs sure are nice, and since all three girls started laying (Gytha was a bit slow to get going), we are never short of supply.
We just finished adding a larger run to the coop/run we bought at Tractor Supply. The girls spend most of their day in the bigger space now, but we still close them into the smaller one at night. Not that much concern about predators here, but we've buried hardware cloth under the small run, and ringed it with pavers just in case. The feral cats out back are more curious than predatory, and they spook the minute a chicken starts heading their way. Big bird, big bird, run!
My wife and I have three hens at the moment, aiming to increase our flock to 6 or 7 this year. We started with six chicks last April (2022), but the freakish cold snap of May 3rd took one of our Dominiques. We have two Easter Eggers (Esme and Gytha), and the surviving Dominique, our first to lay for us in October of last year. That's our Dimity!
The two silkies we had (Agnes and Perdita) turned out to be Angus and Peter instead
so they've moved out of town with a friend who has 5 acres, and plenty of livestock to keep the boys entertained. They're probably getting a flock of their own as I type this.The eggs sure are nice, and since all three girls started laying (Gytha was a bit slow to get going), we are never short of supply.
We just finished adding a larger run to the coop/run we bought at Tractor Supply. The girls spend most of their day in the bigger space now, but we still close them into the smaller one at night. Not that much concern about predators here, but we've buried hardware cloth under the small run, and ringed it with pavers just in case. The feral cats out back are more curious than predatory, and they spook the minute a chicken starts heading their way. Big bird, big bird, run!
