New member from Northwest Florida

[Michael OShay]

I re-built my flock with RIRs, EEs, Barred Rocks and an Americaunas rooster. The flock now numbers 15. I finally hooked up the timer on the henhouse door. The girls are pretty good about getting to bed before dark. "Patch", the rooster, has his hands full learning his new duties and rounding up the hens. They are fun to watch. They are all about the same age (10 - 12 months old). We've started getting some beautiful brown and blue eggs. I have two Leghorn survivors from my original flock but they stopped laying. This is probably from trauma caused by the predator attack that killed 8 of their sisters. Assuming I can control predators, I look forward to many happy years with my new flock. Next...turkeys. I hope to build a coop & run for 1/2 dozen 'big birds' this fall. I will post an update as soon as I get them.

I'm glad you were able to rebuild your flock and are getting eggs. Hopefully at some point your two Leghorns will begin laying again. Good luck in getting turkeys. )

 

[mlwascom]

Welcome to BYC! Lots of useful info here! Chickens would be so much easier to care for if we didn't have to worry about predators!

 

[Wyandottes7]

Welcome to BYC!

We're glad to have you. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

 

[BantamLover21]

Glad you joined us!

 

[MOZFarm]

Welcome! I am also in NW FL. The resurgence of heat has been very wesring during the last couple of days.

 

[mrbigschickens]

Hi I'm in north central florida, Putnam county.
I too am looking forward to the cooler weather 80ds. LoL
Looking forward to connecting with other Floridians.

 

[liz9910]

I'm glad you had two survivors; they should start laying again for you. Shock will stop egg production for sure.