Hi from Ireland!🇮🇪🐓🐔

[LaurasNew]

Hi Everyone, I have found so much brilliant info on here, that I decided to join. I am living in south east Ireland and am new to keeping chickens. We have 4 laying hens, around 5months old. A light sussex, a maran, a rhodes island red cross, a Plymouth rock cross and a beautifully mannered, stunning, 1year old buff brahma rooster We also have 2 cats and 2 dogs, all of which have been very well behaved to date. We do have a 6ft galvanised metal fence around the coop, we back onto a forest, so foxes and pine martens are a big worry! Excited to see what I can learn on here, my hens are laying the eggs are perfect but tiny! (They only arrived 4 days ago)

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, Laura, and welcome to BYC! Love the pictures! Thank you for sharing! Your flock is beautiful! Big dog is sort of cute too.

 

[LaurasNew]

Thanks so much, he is a great dane and a big softy! So happy to be here, I am goggling everything because of my lack of experience but have found this the best resource by far!

 

[Debbie292d]

Thanks so much, he is a great dane and a big softy! So happy to be here, I am goggling everything because of my lack of experience but have found this the best resource by far!

I agree! Have you seen our Learning Center yet? On the left side is an index of all the topics covered.

 

[LaurasNew]

Will have a look now, thanks a million!

 

[tlcmurphy]

Welcome to BYC!
Love the pic of your dog and rooster face-off

 

[LaurasNew]

Yes, I have actually looked at this and will no doubt look at it MANY more times! Very useful info. Can I ask, do you think holding the hens and rooster is important, I don't want to upset them but would like to be able to handle them if there was ever an injury or treatment needed?

 

[LaurasNew]

Welcome to BYC!
Love the pic of your dog and rooster face-off

Thank you, 2 gentle giants!

 

[CCsGarden]

Welcome to BYC! You have a lovely coop and flock!

 

[CCsGarden]

Yes, I have actually looked at this and will no doubt look at it MANY more times! Very useful info. Can I ask, do you think holding the hens and rooster is important, I don't want to upset them but would like to be able to handle them if there was ever an injury or treatment needed?

If you want friendly chickens hold them! So Yes!