We have a small flock of 4 backyard chickens, silkies to be exact. We are in the middle of suburbia and they just amended city by laws to have backyard chickens. We have a tiny yard and a big chicken run!
we have had them for approx 2 months two from one farm and two from another. All as young hens. We just started introducing the girls this week and it is going well.
But oh my goodness this is so much more than I thought it would be. Lice, Mites, sneezing (all cleared up now), worms, and one prolapse (the farm exchanged that hen out for another). I feel like we have been through the ringer.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Answered that above!!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
4
(3) What breeds do you have?
silkies
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Their little personalities.... except for Marge ... Marge needs to get her life in order and stop telling everyone what to do!
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
miniatures, home design, canning and preserving, quilting
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I am a stay at home mom.
We have a bunny named Ted Bun (the kids named him and had no knowledge of any infamous serial killers)! And two young boys ! Who adore these four chickens but after one of them had a prolapse, they keep asking if the other chickens are going to “Keep their bums on the inside”
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
After googling every single thing I could think of, BYC kept coming to the rescue with answer after answer!
Thanks for adding me!!!
we have had them for approx 2 months two from one farm and two from another. All as young hens. We just started introducing the girls this week and it is going well.
But oh my goodness this is so much more than I thought it would be. Lice, Mites, sneezing (all cleared up now), worms, and one prolapse (the farm exchanged that hen out for another). I feel like we have been through the ringer.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Answered that above!!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
4
(3) What breeds do you have?
silkies
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Their little personalities.... except for Marge ... Marge needs to get her life in order and stop telling everyone what to do!
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
miniatures, home design, canning and preserving, quilting
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I am a stay at home mom.
We have a bunny named Ted Bun (the kids named him and had no knowledge of any infamous serial killers)! And two young boys ! Who adore these four chickens but after one of them had a prolapse, they keep asking if the other chickens are going to “Keep their bums on the inside”
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
After googling every single thing I could think of, BYC kept coming to the rescue with answer after answer!
Thanks for adding me!!!
Glad you joined.
