Hello from East Texas

[pineywoodschick]

Hi
I joined a while back and have just been lurking and learning. I've had chickens off and on for a number of years. My last little flock (5 hens) was wiped out last year by foxes after nearly 2 years of free ranging. I've started over this year with a secure coop and, soon, a large run. I started with 24 chicks but found out the hard way that a dog I had was a killer after he chewed through chicken wire and ended up killing 10 of them.

Currently I have 14 chickens...a Black Australorp rooster and hen, White Wyandotte roo and 2 hens, 2 RIR (one may be a roo - getting to be a mean little sucker!), an Araucana hen (according to McMurray Hatchery - but she has a prominent tail so I am thinking Ameraucana instead), one Barred Rock hen, a BO hen, a Silver Spangled Hamburg roo, and 3 new "Ameraucana" babies I couldn't pass up at the feed store last week.

I am raising these in partnership with my brother. Our plan is to have eggs and meat chickens. I just have to resist naming them all!!

 

[sumi]

Don't name them If you're going to eat them

Welcome to BYC!

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[Kevin565]

 

[pineywoodschick]

Ha! Sumi, I don't plan to name the ones who will be consumed. Of course, as soon as summer comes and my granddaughter is helping me feed them, she will give them all names.

 

[pineywoodschick]

Thank you all for the welcome

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Hi and from Ohio. So glad you joined.

 

[DeniseL]

Welcome to BYC! Good luck with the raising! We've got cattle in addition to the chickens - the chickens will be here until they die - no eating them per hubby's instructions. The cattle on the other hand - their names are "dinner" and "supper" - no issues there. Have fun!