ChickenMommaLady
In the Brooder
- Dec 4, 2024
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Hello fellow chicken owners!
The Ashtons began our chicken raising venture in May of 2023, here in Tennessee. My husband purchased 8 "random colored" baby chicks from Rural King, and thankfully not only did they all survive, they were all hens! We have 2 Leghorns (Hei-Hei & Hei-Ho, our floppy combed egg-laying factories - rarely missing a day of laying), 3 Golden Comets (Reba, Jane & Toffee), 2 Golden-laced Wyandottes (Hershey & Nutella), and 1 White Plymouth Rock (Dolly, our favorite. Oops! Can I say that outloud???
). I find our chicken ladies are very fascinating creatures, and we LOVE having farm fresh eggs, but I never dreamed that chickens would be susceptible to having so many illnesses! How did our forefathers do it??? I'm always worrying over this and that with them, but I'm pretty sure my ancestors had chickens just running around in the yard and threw them a handful of feed and table scraps every day and never gave them a second thought. We strive to keep our girls healthy & happy (and a bit spoiled) and hope for the best...but we all have questions now & then. As soon as we got chickens, I joined a few Facebook chicken-owner groups but always found the best information on BYC. I hope to use it as a resourceful site and place for friendly communication. Thanks in advance for welcoming me!
The Ashtons began our chicken raising venture in May of 2023, here in Tennessee. My husband purchased 8 "random colored" baby chicks from Rural King, and thankfully not only did they all survive, they were all hens! We have 2 Leghorns (Hei-Hei & Hei-Ho, our floppy combed egg-laying factories - rarely missing a day of laying), 3 Golden Comets (Reba, Jane & Toffee), 2 Golden-laced Wyandottes (Hershey & Nutella), and 1 White Plymouth Rock (Dolly, our favorite. Oops! Can I say that outloud???
). I find our chicken ladies are very fascinating creatures, and we LOVE having farm fresh eggs, but I never dreamed that chickens would be susceptible to having so many illnesses! How did our forefathers do it??? I'm always worrying over this and that with them, but I'm pretty sure my ancestors had chickens just running around in the yard and threw them a handful of feed and table scraps every day and never gave them a second thought. We strive to keep our girls healthy & happy (and a bit spoiled) and hope for the best...but we all have questions now & then. As soon as we got chickens, I joined a few Facebook chicken-owner groups but always found the best information on BYC. I hope to use it as a resourceful site and place for friendly communication. Thanks in advance for welcoming me!
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