PeriwinkleChickens
Chirping
Newly registered member(s) here, Benny and Sandy.
We've browsed this site numerous times for answers and info. It is really a great resource and a great way to learn more about our fun feathered friends!
We hope to share more experiences and pictures from our flock, new and old, and also ask questions as we learn more about how to care for our sweet girls (and sweet rooster boy)
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We first started raising chickens about 3 years ago after buying our first home in a more rural area (outside the urban city) that allowed chickens and roosters. We are still learning and wanting to add more to our flock, probably 3-4 new chicks, once we finish building a bigger coop (The Palace) to accommodate them.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
We started with 5 hens we raised from chicks, and then we added 2 more chicks. Sadly, we've lost a few over the last 3 years - 1 to a coyote, 1 to sour crop, 1 to round worms, and 1 to being severely egg bound (after a bout with salpingitis).
(3) What breeds do you have?
We had (5) Tetra Brown hens and (2) bantam Silkies.
Currently, we have (2) Tetra Brown hens and (1) bantam Silkie rooster.
We'd like to get a couple more chicks this spring once we get the new coop finished. I really want to get an Ayam Cemani to complement and contrast our white Silkie rooster-boy.
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Their unique personalities, their intelligence and social interactions (they are much more clever than most people think), and of course the eggs they provide our family. I love how our rooster will tid-bit with me anytime I'm nearby.
My spouse operates an in-home Preschool, and the kiddos love watching the chickens free-range and forage. Our Rooster (Chocolate) has an impeccable sense of time, and crows on cue during each drop-off and pickup time for the kiddos.
The preschoolers all voted to pick names for the chicks.
Our (5) Tetra Brown hens:
1. (Juicy) Apple
2. Tree-Tree Bushy (RIP)
3. Twilight Sparkle (RIP)
4. (Buttered) Popcorn (RIP)
5. (Moldy) Cheesy
Our (2) Bantam Silkies:
6. Chocolate (our sweet Rooster boy)
7. Baby Biscuit (RIP)
We also have (2) Brussels Griffon puppers, Ikorus (the belge boy) and Klaussy (the black and tan boy):
...and a Hedgehog, Baby Marshmallow:
We've browsed this site numerous times for answers and info. It is really a great resource and a great way to learn more about our fun feathered friends!
We hope to share more experiences and pictures from our flock, new and old, and also ask questions as we learn more about how to care for our sweet girls (and sweet rooster boy)
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We first started raising chickens about 3 years ago after buying our first home in a more rural area (outside the urban city) that allowed chickens and roosters. We are still learning and wanting to add more to our flock, probably 3-4 new chicks, once we finish building a bigger coop (The Palace) to accommodate them.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
We started with 5 hens we raised from chicks, and then we added 2 more chicks. Sadly, we've lost a few over the last 3 years - 1 to a coyote, 1 to sour crop, 1 to round worms, and 1 to being severely egg bound (after a bout with salpingitis).
(3) What breeds do you have?
We had (5) Tetra Brown hens and (2) bantam Silkies.
Currently, we have (2) Tetra Brown hens and (1) bantam Silkie rooster.
We'd like to get a couple more chicks this spring once we get the new coop finished. I really want to get an Ayam Cemani to complement and contrast our white Silkie rooster-boy.
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Their unique personalities, their intelligence and social interactions (they are much more clever than most people think), and of course the eggs they provide our family. I love how our rooster will tid-bit with me anytime I'm nearby.
My spouse operates an in-home Preschool, and the kiddos love watching the chickens free-range and forage. Our Rooster (Chocolate) has an impeccable sense of time, and crows on cue during each drop-off and pickup time for the kiddos.
The preschoolers all voted to pick names for the chicks.
Our (5) Tetra Brown hens:
1. (Juicy) Apple
2. Tree-Tree Bushy (RIP)
3. Twilight Sparkle (RIP)
4. (Buttered) Popcorn (RIP)
5. (Moldy) Cheesy
Our (2) Bantam Silkies:
6. Chocolate (our sweet Rooster boy)
7. Baby Biscuit (RIP)
We also have (2) Brussels Griffon puppers, Ikorus (the belge boy) and Klaussy (the black and tan boy):
...and a Hedgehog, Baby Marshmallow:
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