Vineyiea
Songster
Hey! I'm a new member to this site, although I've read through some posts to help with issues in the past.
My family got chickens around 3 or 4 years ago-currently we have 14 barred rock hens (although that number will decrease when we figure out who is eating the eggs
Plus we will probably be ordering some ready to lay hens in the spring to bump our number back up to 16 to 20.
I'm REALLY hoping to get a trio of geese this year-already named so we better get them, Romeo, Juliet, and Daphne... I really like the idea of raising goose meat instead of chicken meat, especially since they need a lot less work since the parents do a lot of the raising lol. Although we won't ever get rid of the laying hens!
My favorite aspect of raising chickens (and hopefully geese) is seeing them wander around and find food in the summer (although the eggs are pretty nice too). It's always hilarious to watch them run everywhere.
I also breed meat rabbits, although I'm cutting down to only one male and one female since we don't need that much meat and tend not to sell it.
I love to garden and grow plants, read, and be with all my animals. We have 2 cats (Gypsy and Jasper), a border collie (Heidi), 3 rabbits (Blackjack, Abby, and Pippen), 14 chickens who don't have names... except for the trio we call the three musketeers since they are always together and always the first to brave crossing the yard, etc... and hopefully three American Buff geese!
I'm 21 and currently at Queen's University studying Engineering Chemistry, however, my health is quite bad (an autoimmune disease) and I have a hard time attending school and going about my normal day. I do, however, highly enjoy sitting outside with whichever animal that chooses to stay with me at that time.
My family got chickens around 3 or 4 years ago-currently we have 14 barred rock hens (although that number will decrease when we figure out who is eating the eggs
Plus we will probably be ordering some ready to lay hens in the spring to bump our number back up to 16 to 20. I'm REALLY hoping to get a trio of geese this year-already named so we better get them, Romeo, Juliet, and Daphne... I really like the idea of raising goose meat instead of chicken meat, especially since they need a lot less work since the parents do a lot of the raising lol. Although we won't ever get rid of the laying hens!
My favorite aspect of raising chickens (and hopefully geese) is seeing them wander around and find food in the summer (although the eggs are pretty nice too). It's always hilarious to watch them run everywhere.
I also breed meat rabbits, although I'm cutting down to only one male and one female since we don't need that much meat and tend not to sell it.
I love to garden and grow plants, read, and be with all my animals. We have 2 cats (Gypsy and Jasper), a border collie (Heidi), 3 rabbits (Blackjack, Abby, and Pippen), 14 chickens who don't have names... except for the trio we call the three musketeers since they are always together and always the first to brave crossing the yard, etc... and hopefully three American Buff geese!
I'm 21 and currently at Queen's University studying Engineering Chemistry, however, my health is quite bad (an autoimmune disease) and I have a hard time attending school and going about my normal day. I do, however, highly enjoy sitting outside with whichever animal that chooses to stay with me at that time.
you are far too young to be dealing with illness. Autoimmune disease are so difficult to treat and live with. 
You have joined the right group for information and wisdom related to chickens and some other animals and/or aviary! 
