Hi to all chicken lovers,
I joined half a year ago but never introduced myself.........
I had chickens many years ago and decided it was time to start a coop in my new home in south Florida.
Last June i ordered one day old chicks, 5 Buff Orpingtons, 5 Easter Eggers and 5 Barred Plymouth Rocks. They all grew into healthy pullets. I sold several at 2 months of age and kept 2 BO, 2 EE and 3 BPR.The first egg came when they were 8 months old, the Easter Eggers a little later. We build them a nice coop and they roam free in the afternoons. I've started selling surplus eggs and neighbors are very appreciative about egg quality. I enjoy my girls greatly and they are pretty tame.
I do have one bullying one hen and asked for advice in the 'Behavior' section of the forum. Should i cull out the aggressor or the victim?
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Enjoy the pictures.
I joined half a year ago but never introduced myself.........
I had chickens many years ago and decided it was time to start a coop in my new home in south Florida.
Last June i ordered one day old chicks, 5 Buff Orpingtons, 5 Easter Eggers and 5 Barred Plymouth Rocks. They all grew into healthy pullets. I sold several at 2 months of age and kept 2 BO, 2 EE and 3 BPR.The first egg came when they were 8 months old, the Easter Eggers a little later. We build them a nice coop and they roam free in the afternoons. I've started selling surplus eggs and neighbors are very appreciative about egg quality. I enjoy my girls greatly and they are pretty tame.
I do have one bullying one hen and asked for advice in the 'Behavior' section of the forum. Should i cull out the aggressor or the victim?
ii
Enjoy the pictures.
I'm a dog trainer - pet sitter and one of my clients buys eggs from me and told me that her 7 year old daughter never ate eggs, now she eats my hen's eggs and loves them. She came one day and saw the hens, her face lit up with joy.
