Ponderosa Girl
In the Brooder
- Aug 29, 2017
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Hi everyone. Just joined the group today. I've been checking this site for months for information to help with my new hobby - raising chickens. I've never raised chickens before, this is my first attempt. I spent a few months reading articles, buying chicken magazines to read up, even attended a two hour teaching seminar on raising and caring for chickens at a local feed store. I ended up adopting my first girls March 12th this year. My plan was for 6 chicks. Then that grew to 8. But then I decided on three breeds and thought it made sense to have the same number of each breed, so it was 9. When I went to the local feed store to purchase my chicks, they talked me into another three. So I started with 12. I have 3 each of Wellsummers, Buff Orpingtons, Australorps, and Ameracuanas. They were all supposed to be girls, but sometimes there a boy gets in the mix, and sure enough, I ended up with a male. My girls didn't start laying until about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I've had one incident. Although I attempted to ensure that there were no openings in my chicken coop, (which is a converted shed), a rat seems to have found a small gap at the bottom of the coop door and tried to grab one of the girls. Her comb was cut and there was some bruising. But she is totally healed and back in the fold. It was interesting taking my chicken into the vet, especially in a cat carrier. I look forward to sharing information and learning from all of you. Jenn
You've definitely learned about chicken math... Hey, we're so happy you joined us
