ants4t
In the Brooder
Hello, I am new to this forum and 2 days new to keeping chickens. I live in the campo in a small Spanish pottery town called Agost in Alicante Spain.
I have finally adopted my own gang from friends moving away. I have a large Brahma Rooster, a older Buff Orpington and her 3 chicks from the Brahma. I also have a blue egg laying Easter Egger.
I am expecting a steep learning curve, but I have been lurking for a while on this forum trying to get enough backup knowledge before taking the plunge and getting my own coop.
I spent the first night trying to get them in their Eglu to sleep, before last night realising they take themselves to bed without my intervention.
This is hopefully the start of a smallholding, and I have 11,000m2 of land, olive, nut and fruit orchard they will be roaming eventually. I think a lot of people lately have been evaluating how self sufficient they are or could be, and despite me and my wife being vegetarian I will be grateful of any eggs and pest control free roaming chickens will bring.
I have finally adopted my own gang from friends moving away. I have a large Brahma Rooster, a older Buff Orpington and her 3 chicks from the Brahma. I also have a blue egg laying Easter Egger.
I am expecting a steep learning curve, but I have been lurking for a while on this forum trying to get enough backup knowledge before taking the plunge and getting my own coop.
I spent the first night trying to get them in their Eglu to sleep, before last night realising they take themselves to bed without my intervention.
This is hopefully the start of a smallholding, and I have 11,000m2 of land, olive, nut and fruit orchard they will be roaming eventually. I think a lot of people lately have been evaluating how self sufficient they are or could be, and despite me and my wife being vegetarian I will be grateful of any eggs and pest control free roaming chickens will bring.
Glad you joined.
