Sassafras13
In the Brooder
- Mar 17, 2024
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Hello there!
I am new to chicken raising and am excited to start my journey. I just purchased 3 baby chicks and have 9 others coming in the mail at the end of the week. I’ve got an assortment of breeds: Easter Eggers, Australorp, Buff Orpington (my Roo), Speckled Sussex, Welsummer, Olive Eggers, Production Red, and Barred Rock.
I’ve got a 3.5 year old and a 7 month old baby so my goal was to get docile breeds in order to have a “family friendly flock”.
I live in Arkansas so I tried to get fairly heat tolerant breeds (so many opinions on this, I did lots of research) since our summers regularly reach into the mid-90s. Thankfully our run is shaded by two large oaks.
We bought a house a few years ago with an 8x10 ft coop already built and a 2,000 sq ft run (uncovered but fenced). So I had the perfect excuse to start my Fluffy Butt Hut!
I am new to chicken raising and am excited to start my journey. I just purchased 3 baby chicks and have 9 others coming in the mail at the end of the week. I’ve got an assortment of breeds: Easter Eggers, Australorp, Buff Orpington (my Roo), Speckled Sussex, Welsummer, Olive Eggers, Production Red, and Barred Rock.
I’ve got a 3.5 year old and a 7 month old baby so my goal was to get docile breeds in order to have a “family friendly flock”.
I live in Arkansas so I tried to get fairly heat tolerant breeds (so many opinions on this, I did lots of research) since our summers regularly reach into the mid-90s. Thankfully our run is shaded by two large oaks.
We bought a house a few years ago with an 8x10 ft coop already built and a 2,000 sq ft run (uncovered but fenced). So I had the perfect excuse to start my Fluffy Butt Hut!
