New (Clueless) Chicken Parents

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poulsenj said:
Hello, my chicken people!

We just purchased two 6-months-old Rhode Island Red hens (Ginger and Lolita) because we wanted new pets and we love fresh chicken eggs. Truthfully, we wanted three Brahma bantams, but are still not sure how to get those. We purchased "adults" because we feel we're not prepared to raise chicks at this point.

So far we don't have a favorite part of raising backyard chickens - neither is laying eggs nor going down the ladder to the run, and they sure do not seem to trust us (and I brush my teeth every day!) I feel we are letting them down and somehow not doing right by them. ☹️

Our family is small - me, my hubby, and our 15-year-old son. He's an amazing kid, so no teenager jokes. 😉 My husband is a high school English teacher (can't spell for beans but is an amazing writer), our boy is about to be a water polo-playing (just joined) high school sophomore (spells worse than his dad, but kicks tukas in math), and I am a middle school special education teacher. When not dealing with adorable 10th-12th graders 😆 the hubby is extremely handy and creative so is always working in the yard, making things, tinkering, and generally messing around. I love to swim and read (actual books) and get sucked into my hub's projects (I don't fight hard). And the boyo, well...he's on his computer with his friends, swimming and/or biking with those friends, and coding and/or building things. The three of us also looove to travel.

That was all likely more than you wanted to know, or will read...but there it is.

Enjoy the day, kiddos.
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Welcome to the BYC! Mine never seemed to trust me, I got them to enjoy us by using treats! They climb into my lap now. Good luck taming your birds!
 
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Most chickens are not cuddly pets as they are well......chicken!
 

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