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I had chickens growing up. I had been thinking about getting chickens for a few years, when one day in April my son showed up with a box of 6 one day old hens. At least he remembered to get a bag of grower feed also!
So we built a coop and a run in the spring. We are still trying to figure out the breeds we have
They haven't started laying yet, but are 21 weeks old, so any day now.
Then 2 weeks ago our neighbors dog killed one of our chickens. Her parents own a farm, so she brought us 3 laying hens to apologize for our loss. 1 leg horn, 1 Wyndote and 1 Buttercup Sicilian. They are still segregated from our hens but are laying eggs nicely.
I am a homeschooling mom of 4, 2 graduated, 1 in high school and a nine year old
"farm boy"
We live in the far suburbs of Chicago.
I have a large garden and enjoy canning, sewing and watching my chickens, dogs and rabbits
So we built a coop and a run in the spring. We are still trying to figure out the breeds we have

Then 2 weeks ago our neighbors dog killed one of our chickens. Her parents own a farm, so she brought us 3 laying hens to apologize for our loss. 1 leg horn, 1 Wyndote and 1 Buttercup Sicilian. They are still segregated from our hens but are laying eggs nicely.
I am a homeschooling mom of 4, 2 graduated, 1 in high school and a nine year old
"farm boy"
We live in the far suburbs of Chicago.
I have a large garden and enjoy canning, sewing and watching my chickens, dogs and rabbits