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Mrs Rebecca

Mrs Rebecca

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6 Years
Jul 9, 2013
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Hello! I am pretty new at the chicken gig. We moved into a country home in December. I have been a BYC creeper since January, and talked the husband into chickens in March. We had our very own flock by the end of March. We have 5 hens and 1 surprise roo. Emeril is our Buff Orpington rooster. Ina is our Barred Rock. Ree is our Rhode Island Red. Paula is a Production Red. Giada is a Red Sex Link and we have a Australorp named Rachel. So far, we haven't had any eggs, but are enjoying their teenage antics. We are also raising two wonderful children, 6 & 9, as well as a couple of dogs and a couple of cats. I am excited to join you all in all of the chicken talk and am looking forward to learning from you as well!

This pic was taken when we thought we had 6 hens, however, as you can see, Emeril is already showing some roo traits. He is breaking in this newbie quite well! Learning lots from him!
 
Greetings from Kansas, Mrs Rebecca, and
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! Great to have you aboard! Love the chicken names...if any are ever destined for the crockpot, what irony!! Good luck and have fun!!
 
Welcome to BYC from California wine country in the Western Sierra Foothills!

The first thing I learned<I> from</I> my chickens was that they each had individual personalities, which really surprised me. Now, of course, I look for those idiosyncrasies and (generally) cherish them.

The majority of my flock of 50+ chickens and some turkeys and geese are named. Only three of 27 Cayuga ducks are named; they all look an awful lot alike, much more so than chickens of the same breed.

Love the names of yours!
 
I am enjoying each of their personalities. Emeril has the biggest personality. He "talks" to me often and follows me everywhere. Though I often have to chase him a bit, he doesn't mind if the kids or I carry him around for awhile. My barred rock is the sweetheart. She is at the top of the pecking order, but the first to come up to you and the only hen that wants to be held. Our original plan was to just have 6 laying hens. That went out the window when Em's comb came in so fast. We obviously named the chickens and do our best to spoil and enjoy them, but we have had discussions that these animals are livestock and there may come a day when these chickens need to meet the old stock pot. We have even discussed the fact that our love and care are going to make a find tasting chicken dinner. However, my daughter has announced that she will not be partaking in that dinner, unless Emeril keeps biting the girls' necks. She might not mind eating him then
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She and I have a bit to learn about chicken love.
 
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well chickens don't have hands, so if Emeril is attempting to breed them - the only way he can hold on is by grabbing their necks. On BYC several vendors offer "chicken saddles,"

this is for hens that end up with bare backs due to too much attention from the roosters. You could find sellers in the "everything else for sale," part of the forum. I guess you can't do much about their necks but 2-3 more hens might help wear out his teen age hormones.
 
So far, no one is missing any feathers. I am keeping an eye out for that. I will keep the saddles in mind though, our coop is very small and only holds 6. Thanks for the info!
 

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