WilderSkye
Chirping
- Jan 4, 2025
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Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I have had chickens several times in the past. The last was 10 years ago. All the sorts of breeds you would find at the local feed store or whatever someone would give to us.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
In the painstaking process of deciding which breed to get. But want no more than four. Ever time I find a breed I think will work, I find another one, or have a hard time trying to figure out if they can handle the cold and our summers. Not so hot but cool nights.
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
We love bird watching and chickens are just so much fun to watch. I am a gardener and I would love to have them to scritch up soil, eat bugs, eat compost, provide fertilizer, and do a job other than egg laying. They will be busy hens in a paradise of an acre with loads of trees and interest. Oddly enough, egg laying is lower on our list as it is just the two of us. I can probably unload eggs to our bodybuilding buddies. I couldn't sell a glass of cold water to a dying man in Death Valley. Not a salesman at all.
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Gardening. Body building. Growing our own medicine. I love working on our little acre+ postage stamp Snow Globe (so called because it is our private place we have cocooned in and shut out the rest of the world.)
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
Married nearly 41 years. Retired RN. My husband is in the energy business. We lost our only child and our grandchildren three years ago, so it is just the two of us. We have two Magical Beings, please don't call them dogs, it offends them. I am horse crazy, and had planned on a horse again, but starting out with chickens is more than enough for me at this time.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
I think I just found it doing online research on chicken breeds. I need really good input on what to get as we have the weirdest weather here in north eastern New Mexico. Normally cold winters but so far have only had a handful of days freezing. Summers are relatively pleasant and dry, but having a hard time figuring our gardening last few years due to climate change. Have no idea anymore what to expect.
I have had chickens several times in the past. The last was 10 years ago. All the sorts of breeds you would find at the local feed store or whatever someone would give to us.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
In the painstaking process of deciding which breed to get. But want no more than four. Ever time I find a breed I think will work, I find another one, or have a hard time trying to figure out if they can handle the cold and our summers. Not so hot but cool nights.
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
We love bird watching and chickens are just so much fun to watch. I am a gardener and I would love to have them to scritch up soil, eat bugs, eat compost, provide fertilizer, and do a job other than egg laying. They will be busy hens in a paradise of an acre with loads of trees and interest. Oddly enough, egg laying is lower on our list as it is just the two of us. I can probably unload eggs to our bodybuilding buddies. I couldn't sell a glass of cold water to a dying man in Death Valley. Not a salesman at all.
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Gardening. Body building. Growing our own medicine. I love working on our little acre+ postage stamp Snow Globe (so called because it is our private place we have cocooned in and shut out the rest of the world.)
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
Married nearly 41 years. Retired RN. My husband is in the energy business. We lost our only child and our grandchildren three years ago, so it is just the two of us. We have two Magical Beings, please don't call them dogs, it offends them. I am horse crazy, and had planned on a horse again, but starting out with chickens is more than enough for me at this time.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
I think I just found it doing online research on chicken breeds. I need really good input on what to get as we have the weirdest weather here in north eastern New Mexico. Normally cold winters but so far have only had a handful of days freezing. Summers are relatively pleasant and dry, but having a hard time figuring our gardening last few years due to climate change. Have no idea anymore what to expect.
