Hi from Pine Valley CA

[frostedcombs]

Grew up with chickens on a ranch in Otay CA. When my daughter turned 5 we decided to start up for her. Now I am kinda into it.
We live east of San Diego in the hills at about 4,000 feet. Our hens are in a 15x15 with a henhouse inside. The coop is inside about 1/2 acre of deer fenced apple orchard so they can run around.

I joined here because we are putting eggs in the incubator today to hatch for Easter and will be posting for the girls friends to follow.

20 FBCM (purchased from a guy in San Diego)
22 FBCM Roo x Welsummer hen (our Welsummer rooster croaked before our project started and we had a FBCM rooster)
01 FBCM Roo x Olive Egger

Will post pics of the eggs and incubator later today.

Glad to be here!

FrostedCombs

 

[sumi]

Hello and welcome to BYC

Good luck with your hatch!

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, FrostedCombs, and

! Great to have you here! Good luck to you and your batch of chickens!

 

[drumstick diva]

sounds good but have to say deer fencing will not protect the chickens from predators.

 

[frostedcombs]

We let them out of the coop in the morning and back in before dusk. The coop wire is 1x2 14 gauge and is buried to 2 feet.
Sure a bobcat or mountain lion could get over or through the dear fence it, but it keeps the coyotes and dogs out. It is a risk we take to let them run. Crossed fingers no issues.

 

[Deerling]

Hi, and welcome! We just have chicks right now, but we're going to let ours free range, too. Calculated risk, like you said, but I think they're happier that way.

 

[TheCrazyClucker]

&

from Kansas! Great to have you aboard!

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC!!

Glad you joined us!!

 

[LoveChickens123]

hi and

hope you like it here

 

[Kevin565]