Welcome to byc! Only four chickens!? Be careful! You get four cute chicks one day then slowly and surely those four turn into forty!
About where do you live in Florida? I'm about an hour south west of St. Augustine, in the middle-of-nowhere. I've had many different breeds. I started out with Rhode Island reds(my grandmothers favorite breed) and Barred rocks. Then came some hatchery chicks that got shipped to me. Silver laced wyandottes, Australorps and a few more breeds.
I've also had a few new hampshire reds, Silkies, Dominiques, Easter Eggers, a Silver sebright pair, frizzles, many barnyard mixes and Bantam Cochins. I currently have old English Game Bantams, porcelain d'uccles, black tailed white Japanese bantam and twenty+ mixed breed chicks(mostly part Easter Egger and marans) I hatched out myself a few months ago.
I've had no heat related issues with any of my flocks. Be aware of fowl pox though, you can get chicks vaccinated for it. It Is spread mosquitoes and you already know about the large number of these guys here.
A fan for your chickens is a life saver! As are frozen treats. What breeds do you like so far?
About where do you live in Florida? I'm about an hour south west of St. Augustine, in the middle-of-nowhere. I've had many different breeds. I started out with Rhode Island reds(my grandmothers favorite breed) and Barred rocks. Then came some hatchery chicks that got shipped to me. Silver laced wyandottes, Australorps and a few more breeds.
I've also had a few new hampshire reds, Silkies, Dominiques, Easter Eggers, a Silver sebright pair, frizzles, many barnyard mixes and Bantam Cochins. I currently have old English Game Bantams, porcelain d'uccles, black tailed white Japanese bantam and twenty+ mixed breed chicks(mostly part Easter Egger and marans) I hatched out myself a few months ago.
I've had no heat related issues with any of my flocks. Be aware of fowl pox though, you can get chicks vaccinated for it. It Is spread mosquitoes and you already know about the large number of these guys here.
A fan for your chickens is a life saver! As are frozen treats. What breeds do you like so far?
BYC is a helpful site providing all of the information you need to know about poultry. There is always space for members on the BYC roost!
What breed of chickens are you planning on getting? Hope you enjoy it here as much as we all do!
