IndianaChickenFan
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- Apr 2, 2021
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Hello All, I've been reading posts on this site on and off for several years, and figured it was time to ask to become a member of this great group.
I get my first chickens in August 2013 -- two "blue" American Game Hen Bantams hens, and took in a SIlver Wyandotte hen who was the lone survivor of a predator attack. Have always liked chickens but those three stole my heart, and taught my how much I had to learn, and am STILL learning.
Right now, I have three hens: a Welsummer hen who'll be four in June; a Seabright hen, and Black Cochin Bantam hen who are both coming up on a year. And, by various circumstances too complex to go into here, have four roosters: three Black-mottled Cochin Bantam brothers (all from one nest) who will be two years old on June 13, and a hybrid Black-mottled Cochin Bantam/Silver Laced Wyandotte who will be a year old on July 24th.
They're like part of the family, and I keep them because I enjoy tending them, and their quirky individual personalities. Eggs are just the cherry on top. They also are handy bug catchers for my veggie garden.
My dog (who recently passed away -- broke my heart), protected the chickens and they liked to huddle around her. My three silly cats have accepted them, but don't appreciate getting chased by my one Bantam rooster, or getting chunks of their dinner stolen from the Sebright and Welsummer hens who love canned cat food.
The town where I live allows chicken flocks but officially limits it to five hens only. I'm walking on thin ice with my four unplanned roosters, and I may have to find new homes for at least two of them.
Sometimes I think it would be better for the chickens and me if I took them to a farm where they could all free range, but they seem happy, and I know I would miss them terribly. I have a big coop and big covered run for them that's well-fortified from predators, and I let them free range when I can keep an eye on them
Here's a video clip of Blondie, one of the Black-mottled Cochin boys (his coloring is weird for that variety of Cochin), and Florence, the Sebright, with Nightingale, the little Black Cochin making a cameo appearance. Blondie is in love with Florence and tries to make the perfect nest for her when she's getting ready to lay an egg. Took this video when we had a cold snap, and I gave them a room in the house (my next project is insulating the coop!).
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1knayPGO2advKRFCeC34I_h5IScWcroV9/view?usp=sharing Thanks for watching!
I get my first chickens in August 2013 -- two "blue" American Game Hen Bantams hens, and took in a SIlver Wyandotte hen who was the lone survivor of a predator attack. Have always liked chickens but those three stole my heart, and taught my how much I had to learn, and am STILL learning.
Right now, I have three hens: a Welsummer hen who'll be four in June; a Seabright hen, and Black Cochin Bantam hen who are both coming up on a year. And, by various circumstances too complex to go into here, have four roosters: three Black-mottled Cochin Bantam brothers (all from one nest) who will be two years old on June 13, and a hybrid Black-mottled Cochin Bantam/Silver Laced Wyandotte who will be a year old on July 24th.
They're like part of the family, and I keep them because I enjoy tending them, and their quirky individual personalities. Eggs are just the cherry on top. They also are handy bug catchers for my veggie garden.
My dog (who recently passed away -- broke my heart), protected the chickens and they liked to huddle around her. My three silly cats have accepted them, but don't appreciate getting chased by my one Bantam rooster, or getting chunks of their dinner stolen from the Sebright and Welsummer hens who love canned cat food.
The town where I live allows chicken flocks but officially limits it to five hens only. I'm walking on thin ice with my four unplanned roosters, and I may have to find new homes for at least two of them.
Sometimes I think it would be better for the chickens and me if I took them to a farm where they could all free range, but they seem happy, and I know I would miss them terribly. I have a big coop and big covered run for them that's well-fortified from predators, and I let them free range when I can keep an eye on them
Here's a video clip of Blondie, one of the Black-mottled Cochin boys (his coloring is weird for that variety of Cochin), and Florence, the Sebright, with Nightingale, the little Black Cochin making a cameo appearance. Blondie is in love with Florence and tries to make the perfect nest for her when she's getting ready to lay an egg. Took this video when we had a cold snap, and I gave them a room in the house (my next project is insulating the coop!).
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1knayPGO2advKRFCeC34I_h5IScWcroV9/view?usp=sharing Thanks for watching!
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