Hello from Ohio

[titus2mommy]

Love love love this site. I thought I'd do some more chicken research rather than continuing trying in vain to sleep with an aching head, fever and chills. Blech. I'm not normally online in the middle of the night, but I thought I'd try to redeem the time, KWIM?

We're new to chickens. I had them as a girl but had forgotten a lot over the years. Got a dozen week old straight run chicks in the spring, and turns out they were all roos. No problem. We wanted to learn how to butcher as well. We saved one roo that the kids got attached to.

Later picked up 3 newly-laying leghorns. Great layers! Then picked up 5 other hens, and I'm STILL waiting for those girls to lay.

Dh built a chicken tractor for them back when we thought we'd just keep a couple. But you know how it goes . . . once you get a couple you want MORE MORE MORE because you just love 'em! Now we range them during the day and lock them in at night. Building a permanent coop this week, hopefully.

Hmm, what else can I tell you? We're a Christian homeschooling family and we started raising rabbits this summer too. Hope to breed our first two does in a week or so.

Thanks,
Jill

 

[Mahonri]

Let me be one of the first to welcome you to BYC!

I spent a little time tromping around Ohio in my younger days. Ashland, Mansfield, Bucyrus, Alpha, Beavercreek, Dayton, Greenville.... great memories.

from Mahonri in AZ

 

[Mattemma]

Hi Jill!
Nice to see you here too! I see you mentioned rabbits. Would you by any chance want a female black rabbit? She is going on 2 years old soon.A bit hormonal aka not so nice.I think breeding would do her good. If you want her she's yours. Hope all the chickie doodles are doing good,and my meanies are making you breakfast. I am on hold to get a few more too once sex is determined. I got an egg so big the other day that I can't fit it in the egg carton!

Sorry to read you are not feeling well.Speedy healing for you and the family!

 

[gaduke]

From Kentucky!

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

WELCOME! From one Ohioan to another!

We just started raising rabbits this year, too. Got my first 3 (a buck and a doe) from a friend over the hill. She wanted a trio of silkies, so we traded even up. Rabbits are almost as addicting as chickens, but multiply MUCH faster!! (Um, mostly because I bought more!

) I've sold the original trio and since got a lionhead/lop cross, 3 satins, a dutch, I have 7 Rex, a Jersey Wooly, and a Jersey Wooly cross.

My friend breeds lops, so I'm hoping to get a pair of lops from her. No plans for baby bunnies until Spring.

 

[houndit]

Hi there! I am also a Christian homeschooler. We even raise rabbits. I have 16 does right now. In the spring I sell bunnies to Orschlens and the rest of the year I dress out the young. If I can ever be of help do not hesitate to pm me. Glad to see you here! Enjoy the forum!

!

 

[M To The Maxx]

 

[hen-thusiast]

from UT!

 

[Hoosiermomma]

and

from S.E Indiana!!!! Another Christian homeschooling family here!

 

[michelle1017]

Glad to have you here!