I Don't Even Have Chickens Yet!

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Hello all! My name is Jess. I recently quit my corporate job to go work the family farm with my dad. Even before now, I have always had a dream of owning a country home and having chickens. Well, the home dream is becoming a reality, and I am assuming we will have a small petting zoo by the time it's all over with (thanks to having daughters). So, I am not even new to chickens yet!

I am interested in starting with 8-12 hens and have been looking at Cinnamon Queens. Per my research, they are a hearty breed good for laying, will weather well here in the Midwest, and are generally quite docile. The latter is extremely important as my youngest child is an absolute terror with animals. No worries, she's not mean to them at all. She just loves them all so much she can't leave them alone! She has even made friends with the feral barn cats at the farm.

Some of my other hobbies include horseback riding, camping, crocheting, and quilting. I am not sure how I have managed to master any of these as I am married with three children (ages 14-girl, 11-boy, and 6-girl). We have a cat and a dog. My folks have horses, and my horse resides there as well. I am busy, but I love life.

I joined a couple of groups on FB in hopes of gaining some extra knowledge in raising laying hens. The chicken/egg shortage has really hit us hard around my region and is impacting my family severely. We have resorted to eating almost no chicken at all and resourcing farm fresh eggs from a neighbor. In one group, I had asked for advice on what I need to research and where. As I stated in my post, I don't know what I don't know, and I don't know what I need to know! That is what lead me to BYC! I knew from the first page this website would be gold! Thank you for letting me join and I look forward to all the correspondence and advice!
 
Hello, Jess, and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
Cinnamon Queens are not hardy. They were developed to crank out eggs. These birds succumb to reproductive disorders at a younger age and die. I prefer a hen that lays eggs slower and lives longer.
The chicken and egg shortage is more due to the current HPAI pandemic sweeping the country and wiping out commercial flocks.
 
DobieLover said:
Hello, Jess, and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
Cinnamon Queens are not hardy. They were developed to crank out eggs. These birds succumb to reproductive disorders at a younger age and die. I prefer a hen that lays eggs slower and lives longer.
The chicken and egg shortage is more due to the current HPAI pandemic sweeping the country and wiping out commercial flocks.
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We all have our preferences :)

Cinnamon Queens are also dual-purpose chickens and at a later date I am very interested in a much larger operation. My family has always raised livestock of some sort, but there have not been chickens on the farm in several generations (not since my dad was a young child), so my regular sources are lacking the knowledge needed to get me started - which is why I am here.

I'm aware of what is causing the shortages. It's been a problem here in the Midwest for a few months as well as unemployment in the factories. I am not opposed to breeding my stock to increase numbers or replace hens as needed. I am just here to get started.
 

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