Plymorca
In the Brooder
- Jul 21, 2017
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Thanks for adding me to the group. Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought that I would have chickens, having been terrorised by my grandmothers roosters as a child, but there you go and here I am!
Have had chickens for about 18 months now, only because the first one adopted us. Having never seen a Minorca before, we thought it was a rooster that had escaped from a fox or dog as it didn't have a tail, had lots of scratches on its back. So we called it George. After it stayed for a month and showed no signs of leaving (sleeping on the front steps), we built a pen and, a couple of months later, got some friends for her. The first egg after a month or so let on it was a she. She still answers to George.
Now we have 4 pens, 3 roosters (Minorca and 2 Plymouth Rocks), 1 Australorp cross, 2 Minorca hens and 5 Plymouth hens. My husband got very enthusiastic and we did get up to 40 at one point!
Have had chickens for about 18 months now, only because the first one adopted us. Having never seen a Minorca before, we thought it was a rooster that had escaped from a fox or dog as it didn't have a tail, had lots of scratches on its back. So we called it George. After it stayed for a month and showed no signs of leaving (sleeping on the front steps), we built a pen and, a couple of months later, got some friends for her. The first egg after a month or so let on it was a she. She still answers to George.
Now we have 4 pens, 3 roosters (Minorca and 2 Plymouth Rocks), 1 Australorp cross, 2 Minorca hens and 5 Plymouth hens. My husband got very enthusiastic and we did get up to 40 at one point!
Hi! Glad you got over the bad experience. Welcome!
