cjacobs6
Chirping
- Sep 7, 2021
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Hi Everyone -
I'm a new member living north of Denver area.
I've got started about 5 years ago in another state with "accidental" chickens that someone wanted to get rid of because they were moving. I've been mostly a dog and cat owner (and one horse a while ago) before that. So I converted a dog house that my pups were not using into a coop and have been learning ever since. Have now raised chicks many times too - which I really like to do. When we moved I made sure the new owners wanted chickens, and those girls have been going strong ever since.
When we moved here I specifically checked local ordinances to be sure I could have chickens again. I used to have two acres and this yard is pretty small so thought I would wait two or three years before getting all set up again. Turns out I needed chickens before I realized - the number earwigs around here are stuff of nightmares! I got some gardens in our first year but the earwigs ate everything - and I mean the entire plant and the flowers too. That did it. When the shutdown for covid happened I used my spare time to build a coop and run. Got chicks soon after and they were eating bugs before the first snow - good girls! My neighbors now want to borrow my chickens to eat bugs in their yards so I'll have to build a couple chicken tractors so I can loan them out.
I've enjoyed many breeds since then and I've enjoyed learning personalities of the different breeds. I can also speak "chicken" pretty good now too (lol!).
I have looked for info on this forum before and thought I would finally join. Looking forward to seeing and hearing from other chicken-people too.
Bwaaaaakkk! (Connie)
I'm a new member living north of Denver area.
I've got started about 5 years ago in another state with "accidental" chickens that someone wanted to get rid of because they were moving. I've been mostly a dog and cat owner (and one horse a while ago) before that. So I converted a dog house that my pups were not using into a coop and have been learning ever since. Have now raised chicks many times too - which I really like to do. When we moved I made sure the new owners wanted chickens, and those girls have been going strong ever since.
When we moved here I specifically checked local ordinances to be sure I could have chickens again. I used to have two acres and this yard is pretty small so thought I would wait two or three years before getting all set up again. Turns out I needed chickens before I realized - the number earwigs around here are stuff of nightmares! I got some gardens in our first year but the earwigs ate everything - and I mean the entire plant and the flowers too. That did it. When the shutdown for covid happened I used my spare time to build a coop and run. Got chicks soon after and they were eating bugs before the first snow - good girls! My neighbors now want to borrow my chickens to eat bugs in their yards so I'll have to build a couple chicken tractors so I can loan them out.
I've enjoyed many breeds since then and I've enjoyed learning personalities of the different breeds. I can also speak "chicken" pretty good now too (lol!).
I have looked for info on this forum before and thought I would finally join. Looking forward to seeing and hearing from other chicken-people too.
Bwaaaaakkk! (Connie)
