Dominoes
In the Brooder
Hi,
My name is Andrea. I live in Wellington, New Zealand. We got our first chickens two weeks ago and I know very little about looking after them. This forum was recommended by our seller in Hutt Valley, and I feel it will help me feel less lost about what to do. My husband made our chicken tractor over the winter, though we're planning to make a real coop for them in the future, once we start creating the gardens.
Our two chickens are Princess Atta and Princess Dot. Atta is a 1.5yr old black orpington. Dot is also about 1.5yr old white and black wyandotte. They have great personalities and are getting used to the kids coming to see them regularly during the day. The kids are 16 months and 3.5 years old. Atta laid her eggs on the ground for 2 weeks, but has just this past weekend started laying in the nest. She loves to sleep on the roost at night. Dot loves to sleep in the nest at night and has laid her eggs in there from the start. Last week was terrible weather and we discovered the nest leaked and ended up putting mats over the hutch to keep them dry.
I'm still unsure if I'm feeding them the right quantities of the right stuff, but they have continued to lay yummy fresh eggs, so I'm guessing we're doing ok at the moment. We've borrowed a little run off a friend, as we have a stream running through the property, and we are on a busy suburban road, so can't let them free range at this stage. We will be making a bigger run in the next month or so.
Looking forward to chatting with you all.
Dominoes
My name is Andrea. I live in Wellington, New Zealand. We got our first chickens two weeks ago and I know very little about looking after them. This forum was recommended by our seller in Hutt Valley, and I feel it will help me feel less lost about what to do. My husband made our chicken tractor over the winter, though we're planning to make a real coop for them in the future, once we start creating the gardens.
Our two chickens are Princess Atta and Princess Dot. Atta is a 1.5yr old black orpington. Dot is also about 1.5yr old white and black wyandotte. They have great personalities and are getting used to the kids coming to see them regularly during the day. The kids are 16 months and 3.5 years old. Atta laid her eggs on the ground for 2 weeks, but has just this past weekend started laying in the nest. She loves to sleep on the roost at night. Dot loves to sleep in the nest at night and has laid her eggs in there from the start. Last week was terrible weather and we discovered the nest leaked and ended up putting mats over the hutch to keep them dry.
I'm still unsure if I'm feeding them the right quantities of the right stuff, but they have continued to lay yummy fresh eggs, so I'm guessing we're doing ok at the moment. We've borrowed a little run off a friend, as we have a stream running through the property, and we are on a busy suburban road, so can't let them free range at this stage. We will be making a bigger run in the next month or so.
Looking forward to chatting with you all.
Dominoes
