ChknPoo
In the Brooder
- Feb 27, 2017
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A big hello from the bipolar state oklahoma
I'm not a complete novice to having chickens. My grandpa has always had chickens, and my mom started raising chickens after I moved out. So I have been around them to collect aggs, butcher them and feed then now and again, but I have never actually raised them myself as far an day to day things . Hubby has no clue, I been turning him into a country boy slowly
We just got our first flock of chickens today, 30 White Leghorn hens all a year old. (Yes I know that's a lot to start with, this was not MY plan, someone got a little overrzelous with making my dream of raising chickens a bit far! I won't name any names right now but I will be telling this story in a later post as it is a rio
. Now that all the kids are grown and moved out it's just me and hubby at home with 4 dogs, 3snakes and now our 30 girls. We love the outdoors, camping,fishing, hunting we love being outside. We live on 13 aces and have a very large fenced area around the coop for the girls to runn (it's a good thin). The also have a small yard fenced area on the chicken door side of the coop. It is also a big walk in coop with 12 nesting boxes, ( I hope that's enough) and lots of floor space.
I'm not sure where or how he got the girls from ( it was a surprise for me!) But they look in horrible condition to me. They are filthy, most of their butts are bare and some have bare spots on their bodies. The feathers they have are ugly looking, their combs are very pale and big ole floppy thing ( now the combs may be normal this way I wouldn't know) they just look like sad unhealthy girls to me. I just want to help them.
Thanks for listening to my long winded story! Here is the link to the story of how I got my chickens if your interested in a little giggle!!!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ed-to-make-your-dream-come-true#post_18123900
I'm not a complete novice to having chickens. My grandpa has always had chickens, and my mom started raising chickens after I moved out. So I have been around them to collect aggs, butcher them and feed then now and again, but I have never actually raised them myself as far an day to day things . Hubby has no clue, I been turning him into a country boy slowly
We just got our first flock of chickens today, 30 White Leghorn hens all a year old. (Yes I know that's a lot to start with, this was not MY plan, someone got a little overrzelous with making my dream of raising chickens a bit far! I won't name any names right now but I will be telling this story in a later post as it is a rio
. Now that all the kids are grown and moved out it's just me and hubby at home with 4 dogs, 3snakes and now our 30 girls. We love the outdoors, camping,fishing, hunting we love being outside. We live on 13 aces and have a very large fenced area around the coop for the girls to runn (it's a good thin). The also have a small yard fenced area on the chicken door side of the coop. It is also a big walk in coop with 12 nesting boxes, ( I hope that's enough) and lots of floor space.
I'm not sure where or how he got the girls from ( it was a surprise for me!) But they look in horrible condition to me. They are filthy, most of their butts are bare and some have bare spots on their bodies. The feathers they have are ugly looking, their combs are very pale and big ole floppy thing ( now the combs may be normal this way I wouldn't know) they just look like sad unhealthy girls to me. I just want to help them.
Thanks for listening to my long winded story! Here is the link to the story of how I got my chickens if your interested in a little giggle!!!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ed-to-make-your-dream-come-true#post_18123900
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