Hello from the new girls

[Discodog]

I've been reading you guys for quite a while, and am (since a couple of weeks) the happy owner of two lovely (and slightly silly) chickens.

My significant other had initially thought of getting silkies, but you can only get teeny tiny ones here, and therefore only count on teeny tiny eggs... Which would have been a problem (we're big egg eaters, at least three each per week if not more)

So off we went to a local agricultural fair and fell in love with pretty little blue Jackie and funny little cuckoo Tuning, supposedly 21 weeks old at the time (but I suspect that Tuning is a touch younger, and not the marans that she was sold as).

They've settled down quite well in their house that the mister and his friends built for them, taught the cat who's boss and learned to dive for cover when they hear the excited dog's collar chime (we're working on teaching him that chickens are friends not food, and he's a good learner).

I'll have a ton of questions of course, being a first time owner, and am really looking forward to your expert advice!


Lucie

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[gander007]

Alright

great to have you joining the BYC flock

BYC has a very useful learning center

You were lucky as a good amount of us here cant go to
places like that with out filling up the truck with cages .....

 

[TwoCrows]

Welcome to BYC!

Congrats on the new flock! Be very careful with the dog. Most dogs see chickens as dinner, so never let your guard down.

Enjoy your new flock and welcome to ours!

 

[Discodog]

Thanks for the welcome

We thought that for a first time we'd better take it a bit slow and only bring two girls home, but we've already planned on adding another pair to the flock this fall, and are currently looking into buying a large farm to have much more room for much more girls and a boy The ultimate plan is for my career to take off properly, and for Cedric to be a stay at home Dad tending a pedagogical farm...

For the future autumn additions my heart is screaming Orpington and Brahma, my wallet is shouting common breeds, and my man is still pushing for silkies... But we've got plenty of time to get that one sorted out.

Here's a couple of pictures of the girls I took this evening, don't hesitate to tell me what you think!

 

[Discodog]

Thanks Twocrows, don't worry, he's only allowed around them under good escort and has got a big sturdy homemade gate to keep him away from them when we're not around...

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Pretty birds, love the blue colored ones, good luck with them, hope you are able to find the farm you are looking for!. There are some nice threads on training dogs around chickens, here is one, you may find some hints that will help with your dog. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/829562/training-teaching-a-dog-about-chickens

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC.