- Apr 4, 2014
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Hi everyone,
We just got our small flock going here in Tumalo. My two daughters were really begging me to get chickens and since they have daddy wrapped around their little fingers I obliged. Plus, I have two teenage sons who sometimes eat 6 eggs each for breakfast-- sounded like laying chickens might not be a bad idea. Based on very scientific research, (looking through the scrap wood pile out back) I determined the best set up for a henhouse. We currently have 12 chicks: 4 each of Buff Orpingtons, Barred Rock, and Australorps. We would've gotten 4 Araucanas as well but the local feed store won't have any more of those for a few weeks-- and I am a firm believer in buying local (they are just around the corner...)
Looking forward to having fun with them and eggs sometime this summer! Thanks for reading.
We just got our small flock going here in Tumalo. My two daughters were really begging me to get chickens and since they have daddy wrapped around their little fingers I obliged. Plus, I have two teenage sons who sometimes eat 6 eggs each for breakfast-- sounded like laying chickens might not be a bad idea. Based on very scientific research, (looking through the scrap wood pile out back) I determined the best set up for a henhouse. We currently have 12 chicks: 4 each of Buff Orpingtons, Barred Rock, and Australorps. We would've gotten 4 Araucanas as well but the local feed store won't have any more of those for a few weeks-- and I am a firm believer in buying local (they are just around the corner...)
Looking forward to having fun with them and eggs sometime this summer! Thanks for reading.
and Welcome To BYC! Congratulations on your new chicks, sounds like you will have plenty of fresh eggs really soon. Good luck with the coop build, those will chicks grow fast. You might want to check out the Oregon state thread for your chicken keeping neighbors 
