- Apr 10, 2010
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(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I adopted 2 meat hens that escaped from the chicken house next door. These 2 (Miss Bojangles & Miss Winners) were on their way to the processing plant
. i literally saved their lives. This was 1 month ago. Miss Bojangles died last week. Miss Winners seems to be healthy.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have 3 chickens right now because last wek I bought 2 silkie Bantam chicks. I was told I could not put them with Miss Winners because she might be sick. I now have 2 small coops to keep them seperated. The chicks are in the house most of the time because they are only 3 weeks old. Miss Winners is alone, is this ok? She seems to be lonely, so we are outside with her most of the day. I was told she would not lay eggs. She does not roost or walk around much. I do let her free range, but she wants to stay in the run most of the time. She does like sitting in my lap and she has just today started climbing her ramp to the inner coop at night. I was putting her in it every night. she is currently in the larger coop (Chicken Cabin) I purchased at a feed store. I have a Rabbit hutch I was going to put her in because we built a run for it. Since she does not roost, I thought this would be perfect for her. She is attached to the big coop and I do not have the heart to move her, she is soo sweet. I have to move her soon so as to use the large coop for the Bantams. I was told to clean this coop thoroughly with bleach? I really hope you guys give me some advice on what I should do with her. I had 1 person telling me since she was a meat hen, then I should put her down. She is a pet now and we love her dearly.
I have 1 son who is 18 and in the Army. My mother told me that I was "Empty Nesting" and that is why I am so ambitious with the chickens
. I have a 12 year old son and he has learned to love the chickens. This is a great hobbie and I encourage everyone to try it at leats once!
I adopted 2 meat hens that escaped from the chicken house next door. These 2 (Miss Bojangles & Miss Winners) were on their way to the processing plant
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have 3 chickens right now because last wek I bought 2 silkie Bantam chicks. I was told I could not put them with Miss Winners because she might be sick. I now have 2 small coops to keep them seperated. The chicks are in the house most of the time because they are only 3 weeks old. Miss Winners is alone, is this ok? She seems to be lonely, so we are outside with her most of the day. I was told she would not lay eggs. She does not roost or walk around much. I do let her free range, but she wants to stay in the run most of the time. She does like sitting in my lap and she has just today started climbing her ramp to the inner coop at night. I was putting her in it every night. she is currently in the larger coop (Chicken Cabin) I purchased at a feed store. I have a Rabbit hutch I was going to put her in because we built a run for it. Since she does not roost, I thought this would be perfect for her. She is attached to the big coop and I do not have the heart to move her, she is soo sweet. I have to move her soon so as to use the large coop for the Bantams. I was told to clean this coop thoroughly with bleach? I really hope you guys give me some advice on what I should do with her. I had 1 person telling me since she was a meat hen, then I should put her down. She is a pet now and we love her dearly.
I have 1 son who is 18 and in the Army. My mother told me that I was "Empty Nesting" and that is why I am so ambitious with the chickens
