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Hello everyone! My name is A and my husband and I have city chickens in the Pacific Northwest.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
*Yes, we are fairly new to chickens. We got our first little chicks in spring of 2013, moved them out to their coop in August, and have just started getting eggs these past two weeks. We are flying by the seat of our pants, with input from frantic Google searches.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
*With a tear in my eye, I have to report we have three chickens, down from four. We lost one yesterday!
(3) What breeds do you have?
*Russian Orloffs. BUT I need help picking a new breed....see the end of the post and please chime in.
(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
*Google. See question 1, haha.
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
*We are in the process of renovating our house. We love our first pets, our dogs. We are active outdoors people...hunting, fishing, hiking, skiing, etc. I also play the fiddle and the mister brews delicious beer.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
*Errr. Well we keep "city chickens" in our front yard and have neighbors. I'm looking for the prefect chicken breed right now. Here's what we want:
-Not able to fly
-Dual purpose (ideally, but eggs are more important)
-NOT noisy
-Not aggressive towards each other, other breeds, or humans.
Right now we do love our Russian Orloffs (All of them are named Martha) but we cannot keep them contained due to their ability to fly even with clipped wings. They get out and then the neighbor dogs get them, apparently.
Thanks everyone!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
*Yes, we are fairly new to chickens. We got our first little chicks in spring of 2013, moved them out to their coop in August, and have just started getting eggs these past two weeks. We are flying by the seat of our pants, with input from frantic Google searches.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
*With a tear in my eye, I have to report we have three chickens, down from four. We lost one yesterday!
(3) What breeds do you have?
*Russian Orloffs. BUT I need help picking a new breed....see the end of the post and please chime in.
(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
*Google. See question 1, haha.
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
*We are in the process of renovating our house. We love our first pets, our dogs. We are active outdoors people...hunting, fishing, hiking, skiing, etc. I also play the fiddle and the mister brews delicious beer.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
*Errr. Well we keep "city chickens" in our front yard and have neighbors. I'm looking for the prefect chicken breed right now. Here's what we want:
-Not able to fly
-Dual purpose (ideally, but eggs are more important)
-NOT noisy
-Not aggressive towards each other, other breeds, or humans.
Right now we do love our Russian Orloffs (All of them are named Martha) but we cannot keep them contained due to their ability to fly even with clipped wings. They get out and then the neighbor dogs get them, apparently.
Thanks everyone!