Stache
In the Brooder
I've been lurking in the background here for far too long and thought I would at least say what a wonderful site this is. I've learned so much from the advise given here by everyone and all the great articles readily available. This is our first year raising chickens and we received 12 Black Australorp as part of the 4-H Chicken Chain. Sadly the runt didn't survive long after shipping and we lost another to heat but we have 10 of them left doing great. Just went to the fair this last week for the chicken show and my son won GRAND CHAMPION for his 5 bird pen! We bought 15 Ameracauna and got one free Cream Legbar that are about 3 months younger than the Australorps. The Cream Legbar is a cockerel but he is so chill my daughter named him Chong. They are all happy in their coop we built for them. The run is 8' X 20' and the coop is 8' X 8' with 5 nesting boxes on each side. Anyways just wanted to say hi and thank you to everyone!