Only four months ago did chickens come into my life….. accidentally! On my property, we have many strange creatures living in our house. We are constantly surrounded by chickens from neighbors to horse barns we go to, but I wasn't expecting we'd get any ourselves any time soon. My neighbor had several ducks which I looked after every week she'd jumped back and forth from her parents home a three hour plane ride away to her home here, and I knew I had a love for little poultry birds.
One day, driving on the small highway near our home, me, my mom, and my good fiend spotted to black australorp chickens on the edge of the road. We quickly drove home, grabbed a crate, and drove back to the highway. After we pulled over and jumped out, it took us hours to capture them, and luckily they (and us) didn't get hit by a car. We immediately took then=m to the local police station and they said that they had been there for over a week and none of the farms surrounding claimed them. After speaking with the animal control officer, they were our if we wanted.
That's when me and my friends went to work. We spent 6 hours building a temporary coop using turkey wire and under the bay window of my house. We did everything required for a safe coop then and there. Sadly, the coop is having trouble holding up to the heavy wet snow on the ground, but we are almost finished with our fancy new coop that we are building.
We tested them with the wildlife center to check for salmonella, and any diseases. All negative. They also concluded that they were under a year old. About a month after, they started laying eggs! Now, we are a dedicated chicken rescue where we are allowing chickens to live out their lives in a happy, secure place.
The two black "roadside" hens took the names of Georgia and Bean.
Thanks to those two ladies, I've found a new passion.
This was them on day one: (Georgia right Bean Left)
Bean today
One day, driving on the small highway near our home, me, my mom, and my good fiend spotted to black australorp chickens on the edge of the road. We quickly drove home, grabbed a crate, and drove back to the highway. After we pulled over and jumped out, it took us hours to capture them, and luckily they (and us) didn't get hit by a car. We immediately took then=m to the local police station and they said that they had been there for over a week and none of the farms surrounding claimed them. After speaking with the animal control officer, they were our if we wanted.
That's when me and my friends went to work. We spent 6 hours building a temporary coop using turkey wire and under the bay window of my house. We did everything required for a safe coop then and there. Sadly, the coop is having trouble holding up to the heavy wet snow on the ground, but we are almost finished with our fancy new coop that we are building.
We tested them with the wildlife center to check for salmonella, and any diseases. All negative. They also concluded that they were under a year old. About a month after, they started laying eggs! Now, we are a dedicated chicken rescue where we are allowing chickens to live out their lives in a happy, secure place.
The two black "roadside" hens took the names of Georgia and Bean.
Thanks to those two ladies, I've found a new passion.
This was them on day one: (Georgia right Bean Left)
and Welcome To BYC! Georgia and Bean are two lucky hens.
