little_roos
In the Brooder
- May 30, 2021
- 5
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Hi everyone!
So excited to join this amazing site. My name is Manon, and I have 5 chickens. 4 are about 1 year old, and they are Rhode Island Reds. From personal experience, I've heard mixed thoughts about this breed but let me tell you they are AMAZING! Just make sure you spend plenty of time bonding with them as chicks, and they will let you pet them, handle them, and even do tricks*! My other chicken is about 2 and a half years old, I'm unsure of what she is, as she was a rescue, but she looks like a red sex link. I consistently get about 3 - 5 eggs a day. I'm joining to learn as much as I can, and just become an overall better chicken keeper. I am currently still in school, so during the day my girlies are in their pen, but whenever I get home after school they have a "outdoor pen" Which is basically just outside of their coop and run, there's a pretty big garden, we just can't always let them out here because there isn't any cover for the top, and the wiring is quite large. So since we have a bunch of hawks and eagles in our area, we have to pay attention to them while in the "outdoor pen". Unfortunately I am having some trouble with the warmer weather and pests. Since we have bunches of wild birds, my hens seem to have caught some tick/mites? But I can see them crawling all over the bedding(which I have changed) Any tips?
So excited to join this amazing site. My name is Manon, and I have 5 chickens. 4 are about 1 year old, and they are Rhode Island Reds. From personal experience, I've heard mixed thoughts about this breed but let me tell you they are AMAZING! Just make sure you spend plenty of time bonding with them as chicks, and they will let you pet them, handle them, and even do tricks*! My other chicken is about 2 and a half years old, I'm unsure of what she is, as she was a rescue, but she looks like a red sex link. I consistently get about 3 - 5 eggs a day. I'm joining to learn as much as I can, and just become an overall better chicken keeper. I am currently still in school, so during the day my girlies are in their pen, but whenever I get home after school they have a "outdoor pen" Which is basically just outside of their coop and run, there's a pretty big garden, we just can't always let them out here because there isn't any cover for the top, and the wiring is quite large. So since we have a bunch of hawks and eagles in our area, we have to pay attention to them while in the "outdoor pen". Unfortunately I am having some trouble with the warmer weather and pests. Since we have bunches of wild birds, my hens seem to have caught some tick/mites? But I can see them crawling all over the bedding(which I have changed) Any tips?
