Rich R
In the Brooder
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Brand new to keeping chickens. My daughter works with the wife of a manager of a local commercial egg farm that mainly serves the restaurant industry. They were getting ready to to kill their 80,000, 1 year old chickens (Lohmann Whites) due to the decreased demand caused by the COVID19 shutdowns. His wife asked my daughter if we would like some before they gassed them. We found a small coup through Facebook (4'x6' with external nesting boxes). It needed a little work to repair some rotten wood in the nesting boxes but overall very sturdy. I build a temporary run (9'x13") out of some fencing I had in the garage and cut out
a new pop door. We now have 12 "rescue chickens". They look quite pitiful from the overcrowding of the commercial operation, I guess. I'm hopeful they will regrow their feathers with time and TLC. l have no idea what I am doing so BYC has been a great resource so far. We've had them for 2 days and have already gotten 10 eggs. They seem to really like their new home.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 12
(3) What breeds do you have? Lohmann Whites
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? eggs eggs and more eggs
(5) What are some of your other hobbies? Hunting, Fishing, working out
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. Married with 4 grown daughters. We're both nurses. I work as a flight nurse. My wife is a labor and deliver nurse.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? Internet search for raising chickens.
Brand new to keeping chickens. My daughter works with the wife of a manager of a local commercial egg farm that mainly serves the restaurant industry. They were getting ready to to kill their 80,000, 1 year old chickens (Lohmann Whites) due to the decreased demand caused by the COVID19 shutdowns. His wife asked my daughter if we would like some before they gassed them. We found a small coup through Facebook (4'x6' with external nesting boxes). It needed a little work to repair some rotten wood in the nesting boxes but overall very sturdy. I build a temporary run (9'x13") out of some fencing I had in the garage and cut out
a new pop door. We now have 12 "rescue chickens". They look quite pitiful from the overcrowding of the commercial operation, I guess. I'm hopeful they will regrow their feathers with time and TLC. l have no idea what I am doing so BYC has been a great resource so far. We've had them for 2 days and have already gotten 10 eggs. They seem to really like their new home.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 12
(3) What breeds do you have? Lohmann Whites
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? eggs eggs and more eggs
(5) What are some of your other hobbies? Hunting, Fishing, working out
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. Married with 4 grown daughters. We're both nurses. I work as a flight nurse. My wife is a labor and deliver nurse.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? Internet search for raising chickens.
Hi Rich, welcome to BYC. Thanks for rescuing!
