Hi, how is everyone today? My name is Jamie Vasquez, and I am a new member.
Since I was a kid, I've always wanted to have chickens. I remember falling in love with the Rhode Island Reds at a 4H show in Cheyenne when my mom took me there. I wanted to raise some of my own right then and there, but, alas, it wasn't the right time. My husband and I discussed having chickens a few years ago, and after preparing our yard and neighbors, I finally got my first 8 chicks in June. As it goes with chicks, however, sometimes they die and I lost three in the first two weeks. That hurt more than I expected. I have five strong girls, and recently adopted a rooster that needed a good home. My chickens will primarily be pets, so they will live their entire, natural lives with me, although my family will benefit from the eggs.
My girls are Cupcake, a red-and-blue laced Wyandotte, Sugar (I have no idea what she is; she was supposed to be a silver-laced Wyandotte), and Toffee, Sprinkles, and Strawberry, the RIRs (of course I had to have some of them
). Odin is my Red Copper Marans rooster. He is a work in progress, as I don't know a lot about his background. He was surrendered to a shelter at 5 weeks old and lived with other roosters only. He is now around 5 months old, so he is a bit old to go with my girls just yet. Odin is getting socialized with members of the family slowly, as he is a bit fearful and tries to scare us with a quite hilarious "rooster shuffle" when we enter his enclosure. He still won't take treats directly and he still doesn't care for being held, but he is a rooster, after all, so we don't expect him to be as cuddly as the girls.
So much of what I have read in these forums has helped me a lot, so I would like to extend a huge thanks to everyone who posts here. I appreciate you all and love seeing your flocks!
Here's a pic of my sweetest Red, Strawberry, at one month old. She's always been social and curious.
Since I was a kid, I've always wanted to have chickens. I remember falling in love with the Rhode Island Reds at a 4H show in Cheyenne when my mom took me there. I wanted to raise some of my own right then and there, but, alas, it wasn't the right time. My husband and I discussed having chickens a few years ago, and after preparing our yard and neighbors, I finally got my first 8 chicks in June. As it goes with chicks, however, sometimes they die and I lost three in the first two weeks. That hurt more than I expected. I have five strong girls, and recently adopted a rooster that needed a good home. My chickens will primarily be pets, so they will live their entire, natural lives with me, although my family will benefit from the eggs.
My girls are Cupcake, a red-and-blue laced Wyandotte, Sugar (I have no idea what she is; she was supposed to be a silver-laced Wyandotte), and Toffee, Sprinkles, and Strawberry, the RIRs (of course I had to have some of them
). Odin is my Red Copper Marans rooster. He is a work in progress, as I don't know a lot about his background. He was surrendered to a shelter at 5 weeks old and lived with other roosters only. He is now around 5 months old, so he is a bit old to go with my girls just yet. Odin is getting socialized with members of the family slowly, as he is a bit fearful and tries to scare us with a quite hilarious "rooster shuffle" when we enter his enclosure. He still won't take treats directly and he still doesn't care for being held, but he is a rooster, after all, so we don't expect him to be as cuddly as the girls.So much of what I have read in these forums has helped me a lot, so I would like to extend a huge thanks to everyone who posts here. I appreciate you all and love seeing your flocks!
Here's a pic of my sweetest Red, Strawberry, at one month old. She's always been social and curious.
Glad you joined.
Thanks for sharing. Make yourself at home here and enjoy all the chicken chat!
