I ended up with chickens as a joke on my boyfriend. The reason is he is not a morning person. So one night he told his friends that he would like to see his old family small farm the way it use to be someday, this is a Saturday night. Well 5 am on Sunday we woke to crowing. Had 2 roosters in our yards. So the joke starts. We tried for days to catch these guys no luck. A week later ended with 2 turkeys. Within 3 hours lost one turkey and a rooster they just took off. I went to store bought what I thought would help feed them.
Well the rooster would pick on the turkey so I called him a dirty Harry and it stuck. Two days later the turkey disappeared. So we are down to one rooster, he wouldn't let us catch him but he started following us all over the place and watching us it was really funny. Then a Saturday morning I was awoke by some crowing. At first I am saying shut up Harry. Then I realize it was a different kind of crowing. So at 5 am I am outside in my housecoat and there is 4 bannys attacking old Harry he had blood all over. Needless to say I got a hold of my boyfriends cell and starting texting all his friends and basically letting them know the joke has gone to far. And they knew I was not a happy camper. I let them know from now on anyone decides to leave anything hunting season at the chopp farm is open. So his friends showed up to get the bannys otherwise harry wouldn't survive. Then 3 days later one of his friends dropped off three hens for old harry. Let just say harry has been really happy roo.
I have been all kinds of sites to try learn about chickens and many recommended this site so here I am. Now still learning so this site has been helpful on some things. Don't know the language or what to ask about these guys.
I have learned they like fruit so they been having a treat every day. Grapes is diffently their favorite. Now I have them eating out of my hands but still can't catch them which is ok. They go in the old chicken house which needs a lot of work. No nesting boxes so put a dog house on saw horses for them all 4 go in there like clock work around 7:30 at night so close the door to try help keep unwanted critters away.
Well the rooster would pick on the turkey so I called him a dirty Harry and it stuck. Two days later the turkey disappeared. So we are down to one rooster, he wouldn't let us catch him but he started following us all over the place and watching us it was really funny. Then a Saturday morning I was awoke by some crowing. At first I am saying shut up Harry. Then I realize it was a different kind of crowing. So at 5 am I am outside in my housecoat and there is 4 bannys attacking old Harry he had blood all over. Needless to say I got a hold of my boyfriends cell and starting texting all his friends and basically letting them know the joke has gone to far. And they knew I was not a happy camper. I let them know from now on anyone decides to leave anything hunting season at the chopp farm is open. So his friends showed up to get the bannys otherwise harry wouldn't survive. Then 3 days later one of his friends dropped off three hens for old harry. Let just say harry has been really happy roo.
I have been all kinds of sites to try learn about chickens and many recommended this site so here I am. Now still learning so this site has been helpful on some things. Don't know the language or what to ask about these guys.
I have learned they like fruit so they been having a treat every day. Grapes is diffently their favorite. Now I have them eating out of my hands but still can't catch them which is ok. They go in the old chicken house which needs a lot of work. No nesting boxes so put a dog house on saw horses for them all 4 go in there like clock work around 7:30 at night so close the door to try help keep unwanted critters away.
