Hello

[Badgermole]

I am in perth, australia. I got my first chicks six years ago, and ended up with five hens and a couple of lovely boys who had to go back to the breeder when they started exercising their singing voices. Why do the baby cockerels have to be the most engaging chicks?

Sadly only two hens are left now, a silkie and a wyandotte. Here they are, when the silkie was keeping her broody sister company:

The wyandotte is moulting at the moment, but she has always thrown herself 100% into being broody and I'm thinking of giving her some eggs to sit on next time. To this end I'm designing a new more secure coop for them and I would love some advice, so I will post in the coop design forum in a bit!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Giving her fertile eggs would be the funnest and easiest way of rebuilding your flock. But you will have cockerels to deal with again.

 

[Isaac 0]

Welcome, It's so nice to have you here!

 

[DiYMama540]

Welcome to BYC! Agree with @DobieLover, if you're ready for a bigger flock, let your broody girl do all the work! Broodies with their babies are so sweet!!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Welcome to BYC! Nothing more enjoyable than a mama hen with her chicks

 

[N F C]

Hello, it's nice to have you here! If you have questions about your coop project, here's a good place to get help:
Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance

Best wishes!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community!
I hope you enjoy BYC as much as we do!

 

[sourland]

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

@Ribh @MaryJanet @LozzyR @Aussie-Chookmum @Muscovy Wunda pop over and say hi when you have a sec.

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens, hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.