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I'm not really new to raising chickens, I grew up on a small family farm. We raised Rhode Island reds for egg production, about 150 chickens. Besides those we also kept assorted bantams, ducks, pigs, rabbits for meat and beef cattle. We also raised leghorns for meat production one year. The farm life was a lot of work. My father was also an avid gardener and influenced me his passions.
We have 4 chickens now. An adult hen showed up at our suburban home late last fall and became the mascot of the nearby city bus stop. Someone even posted her on Facebook as the only bus stop in Spokane where you will be greeted by a chicken. We started taking care of her and she made herself at home. We didn't want Henrietta to be lonely so we bought 3 cute little chicks the following spring.
Henrietta is a black australorp, her new flock members are Teri a Delaware, Pepper a Plymouth Rock and Bleu an ameraucana.
Even though I was familiar with raising chickens, the chickens we had when I was a child were livestock not pets. So now I needed help with the fine details of keeping my new friends healthy and happy. I searched the internet and ended up at this site. I've learned a lot and I guess am a little obsessed with chickens.
Other than our chickens we enjoy a multitude of other pets including turtles, tortoises, snakes and frogs, oh let's not forget our ancient tom cat. We are also avid gardeners. We love our yard and garden.
We have 4 chickens now. An adult hen showed up at our suburban home late last fall and became the mascot of the nearby city bus stop. Someone even posted her on Facebook as the only bus stop in Spokane where you will be greeted by a chicken. We started taking care of her and she made herself at home. We didn't want Henrietta to be lonely so we bought 3 cute little chicks the following spring.
Henrietta is a black australorp, her new flock members are Teri a Delaware, Pepper a Plymouth Rock and Bleu an ameraucana.
Even though I was familiar with raising chickens, the chickens we had when I was a child were livestock not pets. So now I needed help with the fine details of keeping my new friends healthy and happy. I searched the internet and ended up at this site. I've learned a lot and I guess am a little obsessed with chickens.
Other than our chickens we enjoy a multitude of other pets including turtles, tortoises, snakes and frogs, oh let's not forget our ancient tom cat. We are also avid gardeners. We love our yard and garden.
. We're here to help you fine tune the needs of your babies and we'll help, support, laugh and cry (sometimes all in the same post, lol). Welcome to the family, Don.....
