Hello from Indiana! Last summer I had just moved back to the US from Germany when my dad asked me if I could take care of a chick for him while he went on vacation. The chick had hatched under a turkey (something of a mystery) but the turkey hen didn't want anything to do with it. I fell in love! "It" ended up being a "he" a few months later. When I moved to a farm house last spring, my dad gave me a couple hens from his flock to keep my rooster company. Last night I got two more chicks from him (my dad) that hatched under some ducks under his barn but were then rejected - my dad's farm is pretty free-range, as you've probably guessed. I'm still learning a LOT about chickens, but I found this site and figured I use it so much I might as well make a profile here!
When I'm not obsessively checking to make sure my rooster hasn't wandered off to torment the neighbors and my broody hen hasn't eaten my new chicks, I enjoy reading, taking care of my cats (three in the house, five in the barn) and cooking.
Edit: Obviously I don't know what sex the chicks will be ... crossing my fingers they're female ... or at least not both male!
When I'm not obsessively checking to make sure my rooster hasn't wandered off to torment the neighbors and my broody hen hasn't eaten my new chicks, I enjoy reading, taking care of my cats (three in the house, five in the barn) and cooking.
Edit: Obviously I don't know what sex the chicks will be ... crossing my fingers they're female ... or at least not both male!
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and Welcome To BYC!
