Hello ! i'm new to BYC so i'm introducing myself. I'm Pete, "greasy" . I've been lurking here for a while and figured I should join. I'm new to chickens, 6 months. It's a good story.
I finally decided to take the plunge and get some chickens, along with my wife's support, albeit , fair weather
. She has no interest in poop, going out in the bad weather to the coop, or dealing with dispatching a hen or Roo if need be. I got 11 chicks, not sexed, from a local farmer. Raised them, and at 5 months of age, there was lots of crowing and fighting going on, ugh ! 9 of my 11 chicks were Roos ! Needless to say, I now have a freezer full of Roos. The 2 that are left are RI reds, or maybe production reds, I'm not really sure. Either way, they give me 5-6 eggs a week now, without any artificial light, those ladies are awesome !! They are Lady Gaga and Bunny.
In December, I bought 15 gold sex links, and they were shipped with 7 more Roos ! I really hate taking the Roos to the freezer, but I'm not even supposed to have chickens where I live. Luckily I happen to have a lot of land, bordered with woods and awesome neighbors.
The sex links get along with the 2 mature hens great ! the ladies are showing the kids the ropes. it's really great to watch. Every time I get an egg, it's very exciting and I can't wait until the Gsl's start producing !
I learned a ton here, way more than in the books. There's lots of practical, real life , tried and tested knowledge here and I thank you all for it !
Pete
I finally decided to take the plunge and get some chickens, along with my wife's support, albeit , fair weather
. She has no interest in poop, going out in the bad weather to the coop, or dealing with dispatching a hen or Roo if need be. I got 11 chicks, not sexed, from a local farmer. Raised them, and at 5 months of age, there was lots of crowing and fighting going on, ugh ! 9 of my 11 chicks were Roos ! Needless to say, I now have a freezer full of Roos. The 2 that are left are RI reds, or maybe production reds, I'm not really sure. Either way, they give me 5-6 eggs a week now, without any artificial light, those ladies are awesome !! They are Lady Gaga and Bunny. In December, I bought 15 gold sex links, and they were shipped with 7 more Roos ! I really hate taking the Roos to the freezer, but I'm not even supposed to have chickens where I live. Luckily I happen to have a lot of land, bordered with woods and awesome neighbors.
The sex links get along with the 2 mature hens great ! the ladies are showing the kids the ropes. it's really great to watch. Every time I get an egg, it's very exciting and I can't wait until the Gsl's start producing !
I learned a ton here, way more than in the books. There's lots of practical, real life , tried and tested knowledge here and I thank you all for it !
Pete
