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Chirping
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I had 10 hens about two years ago for about 4 months in a pvc coop with 2" hole thin chicken wire around it, until a fox murdered 8 in one night and came back the next night and got the 2 remaining. I was very new to this and didnt do my research well. This spring we decided to own chickens again, so I ordered 10 easter egger pullets from hoover hatchery 3 weeks ago, lost 2 the first week, but the rest are thriving so far. and picked up 4 straight run rhode island reds at tractor supply, hoping for a rooster. unfortunately i think i have four roosters!!!
3 gotta go once i can surely sex them. Im in the process of building a 10x12 run and a 4x10 coop, with 2x6, 2x4, plywood, and 1/2 hole hardware cloth covering every open area , and going to run a 3' skirt of chicken wire under the ground all the way around it to keep the fox from digging under like he did last time.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
12
(3) What breeds do you have?
EE and RIR
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
I just love to let them run around the yard when im home and free range and dust bathe. and when they come running chasing you cause you got food is the best !
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Love shooting guns, Riding four wheelers, Cooking crawfish!!!
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
My wife Ashley and I have been together 18 years, we have an 11 year old son, and 3 year old daughter. We have an 8 year old black labrador named Chloe, who is the sweetest, most gentle lady ever, she lets the baby chicks jump on her back and run around all over her. Im a Manager at a Heavy Duty equipment parts store in Clarksdale ,MS .
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
Ive been googling all things chicken for the last few months getting prepared to raise baby chicks and build a predator proof coop, and getting roost bar, run, coop, flooring ideas etc etc. and back yard chickens forum comes up for about every singe question i google, with very knowledgeable information!
I had 10 hens about two years ago for about 4 months in a pvc coop with 2" hole thin chicken wire around it, until a fox murdered 8 in one night and came back the next night and got the 2 remaining. I was very new to this and didnt do my research well. This spring we decided to own chickens again, so I ordered 10 easter egger pullets from hoover hatchery 3 weeks ago, lost 2 the first week, but the rest are thriving so far. and picked up 4 straight run rhode island reds at tractor supply, hoping for a rooster. unfortunately i think i have four roosters!!!
3 gotta go once i can surely sex them. Im in the process of building a 10x12 run and a 4x10 coop, with 2x6, 2x4, plywood, and 1/2 hole hardware cloth covering every open area , and going to run a 3' skirt of chicken wire under the ground all the way around it to keep the fox from digging under like he did last time. (2) How many chickens do you have right now?
12
(3) What breeds do you have?
EE and RIR
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
I just love to let them run around the yard when im home and free range and dust bathe. and when they come running chasing you cause you got food is the best !
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Love shooting guns, Riding four wheelers, Cooking crawfish!!!
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
My wife Ashley and I have been together 18 years, we have an 11 year old son, and 3 year old daughter. We have an 8 year old black labrador named Chloe, who is the sweetest, most gentle lady ever, she lets the baby chicks jump on her back and run around all over her. Im a Manager at a Heavy Duty equipment parts store in Clarksdale ,MS .
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
Ive been googling all things chicken for the last few months getting prepared to raise baby chicks and build a predator proof coop, and getting roost bar, run, coop, flooring ideas etc etc. and back yard chickens forum comes up for about every singe question i google, with very knowledgeable information!
Make yourself at home! I hope you enjoy BYC as much as we do!
