twobirds
In the Brooder
Hi all, I've been stalking a while and finally joined. We got our first chickens in April as 2 month old pullets. We started with 6 black sex-linked girls, gained another hilarious bantam type from a friend who had lost all but one of their chickens to a predator. Our backyard borders a large preserved area of woods and we get visits from just about everything that likes to eat chickens; we lost the bantam and 2 others to a bobcat in August (we think the bobcat was a female raising a late season litter so I guess I can forgive). Gained two red sex-linked and are back at 6 rather spoiled chickens. We've made a lot of rookie mistakes in housing and management and are smoothing those out, including building a fortress of a run 
. In addition to 'the ladies' our crazy blended family includes 2 parrots, 3 cats, a dog, and 4 teenagers. In my spare time (ha!) I hike, bicycle, and quilt.
. In addition to 'the ladies' our crazy blended family includes 2 parrots, 3 cats, a dog, and 4 teenagers. In my spare time (ha!) I hike, bicycle, and quilt.
Please settle in and enjoy yourself, if you have any questions you are sure to find your answers here. Have a wonderful day. 
