Dodgy
Hatching
I've been lurking for awhile now, joined a few weeks back ... and its taken me until now to sit down and introduce myself. LOL.
I'm sitting in my office, 3 1/2 hours after I should have gone home. It's still snow/sleeting and looking like its going to turn into ice/rain before completely destroying any chance of making it home, and my wife says to just stay at work. YEAH! I get to sleep on my office chair and hope it gets a bit warmer in here.
Anyway, it gives me a chance to sit down and write THIS introduction.
My wife and I are newcomers to Northeast Pennsylvania, or NEPA as its called. We found ourselves moving just far enough away from my job that I can breathe again. I'm an Engineer, but I'm also a bit of a country boy, and I need some space between me and them, so to speak. My wife is a bit of an animal lover and has 3 dogs and 9 cats. All rescued, of course.
In September, we acquired a 5 acre property to live on ... and I immediately started thinking about raising some chickens. I wasn't too sure how my wife would respond to the idea, and she thinks its funny that I look at 'chicken porn' all the time. [That's an inside joke about anything that captures my attention and I have to spend time researching.]
I had my plans all laid out. I wanted some gorgeous birds in the coop, instead of the run of the mill RIRs that are all up and down our street. I had visions of selecting a breed in need of conserving, and making a small dent in preserving 'heritage'. So much for plans. I slipped her into the local TSC, just to gauge her reaction, and came home with .... DUCKS! ... and MYSTERY CHICKENS! Not quite the reaction I was looking for, but now I can rely on her to join in on the fun.
Oh well. I can live with mystery chickens, and building a temporary brooder in my attic. [shhhh, I think they're barred rocks. 1 boy, 1 girl and 1 that I'm sure isn't even related to a barred rock.] Not to mention, 3 Red rangers, which will never see my frypan
and 2 Pekin and 2 Rouen ducks.
Now that I've gotten her distracted with those little cuties, I'm on a hunt for some quality Speckled Sussex, Swedish Flowers and some Wyandottes in maybe Gold, Silver or Partidge. Gotta love all that gorgeous 'chicken porn'.
-Dodgy
I'm sitting in my office, 3 1/2 hours after I should have gone home. It's still snow/sleeting and looking like its going to turn into ice/rain before completely destroying any chance of making it home, and my wife says to just stay at work. YEAH! I get to sleep on my office chair and hope it gets a bit warmer in here.
Anyway, it gives me a chance to sit down and write THIS introduction.
My wife and I are newcomers to Northeast Pennsylvania, or NEPA as its called. We found ourselves moving just far enough away from my job that I can breathe again. I'm an Engineer, but I'm also a bit of a country boy, and I need some space between me and them, so to speak. My wife is a bit of an animal lover and has 3 dogs and 9 cats. All rescued, of course.
In September, we acquired a 5 acre property to live on ... and I immediately started thinking about raising some chickens. I wasn't too sure how my wife would respond to the idea, and she thinks its funny that I look at 'chicken porn' all the time. [That's an inside joke about anything that captures my attention and I have to spend time researching.]
I had my plans all laid out. I wanted some gorgeous birds in the coop, instead of the run of the mill RIRs that are all up and down our street. I had visions of selecting a breed in need of conserving, and making a small dent in preserving 'heritage'. So much for plans. I slipped her into the local TSC, just to gauge her reaction, and came home with .... DUCKS! ... and MYSTERY CHICKENS! Not quite the reaction I was looking for, but now I can rely on her to join in on the fun.
Oh well. I can live with mystery chickens, and building a temporary brooder in my attic. [shhhh, I think they're barred rocks. 1 boy, 1 girl and 1 that I'm sure isn't even related to a barred rock.] Not to mention, 3 Red rangers, which will never see my frypan
and 2 Pekin and 2 Rouen ducks.Now that I've gotten her distracted with those little cuties, I'm on a hunt for some quality Speckled Sussex, Swedish Flowers and some Wyandottes in maybe Gold, Silver or Partidge. Gotta love all that gorgeous 'chicken porn'.
-Dodgy
and Welcome To BYC! Congratulations on your new home! Good luck with the new flock, sounds like it will be quite an adventure!
) Raising chickens is a wonderful experience for children. My granddaughter (pictured in my avatar) loves our chickens. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck with your flock.
