Chimken99
In the Brooder
- Nov 13, 2022
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Hi all, I've been browsing this past year without an account but now I've finally decided it's time to join up.
I've been raising chickens for a little over ten years, but I'd say I still have lots I could learn about them. As of this posting I have ten chickens in total: eight twenty-week-old pullets who live together in a coop and run (one of whom laid their first egg recently!), and a three or four year old hen and rooster pair who free-range separately on the property. The eight pullets are pairs of Blue Cuckoo Marans, Red Stars/Sexlinks, Easter Eggers, and Spotted Sussex. My two older chickens are both Barred Rocks.
As for my favorite aspects of raising chickens, I love looking at them and watching them
p), I enjoy trying to give them a fulfilling life, and while I don't eat many eggs myself, it feels great to go out to the coop and see what's in the nest box (plus friends & family are always happy to receive a fresh dozen).
My other hobbies include gardening (haven't quite gotten the hang of that one yet, haha), reading, fishing, (very, very) amateur photography, watching bad movies, and videogames.
I currently live with my mother and younger brother in Michigan, and I have an amazingly supportive partner in Brazil who lovingly listens to all of my rants and babbles (chicken related or otherwise). Aside from the chickens, we have a kitty (nine or ten y/o) and a dog (three y/o).
I discovered BackYard Chickens earlier this year (around April or May), when I was doing some much needed research on mail-order chicks, poultry health, and potential coop renovations.
Thanks for having me!
I've been raising chickens for a little over ten years, but I'd say I still have lots I could learn about them. As of this posting I have ten chickens in total: eight twenty-week-old pullets who live together in a coop and run (one of whom laid their first egg recently!), and a three or four year old hen and rooster pair who free-range separately on the property. The eight pullets are pairs of Blue Cuckoo Marans, Red Stars/Sexlinks, Easter Eggers, and Spotted Sussex. My two older chickens are both Barred Rocks.
As for my favorite aspects of raising chickens, I love looking at them and watching them

My other hobbies include gardening (haven't quite gotten the hang of that one yet, haha), reading, fishing, (very, very) amateur photography, watching bad movies, and videogames.
I currently live with my mother and younger brother in Michigan, and I have an amazingly supportive partner in Brazil who lovingly listens to all of my rants and babbles (chicken related or otherwise). Aside from the chickens, we have a kitty (nine or ten y/o) and a dog (three y/o).
I discovered BackYard Chickens earlier this year (around April or May), when I was doing some much needed research on mail-order chicks, poultry health, and potential coop renovations.
Thanks for having me!