HI! most just call me Aunt Gem ,
We are new to keeping chickens. I have been around them on and off my whole life but this is the first time we have had any of our own. We currently have 4 . We think they are all EEs and two are crowing, one of wish is most definitely a roo and the other most likely is too, even though i was hoping she/he was just a "vocal female" .
We are learning on the fly .
We told a friend we were planing for chicks and had started collecting things and planning a coop and about three weeks later 4 chicks were in our hands ( ready or not) from a 1st grade classroom hatching project. Had no clue what or whom we had on our hands, But we sure learn quick ( and so do they!). that was just over 8 weeks ago . they are now almost 12 weeks and we will have to re home the roos sadly . i love the two of them , in order to keep chickens i cant even have "overly noisy females" but untill they find good for ever homes they are my little budies to be in joyed
the two ( hopefully) Females are coming around to hand feeding and "chicken belly rubs" and they come to sit at our side so .. all is good with them .
Even though we have to re home the roos i would like to add two hens. Im considering and olive egg layer of some mix and maybe another EE , but that can change in a heart beat because every time i look at the different breeds i want one of each! ( according to DH its a good thing the village only alwoes us 4 per household ) .
Our daughter just had her first child about 6 weeks ago and i am so looking forward to teaching her about chickens when she is older. gathering eggs with our grand-children is something we both look forward too .
let me see if i can up load a couple photos of the 4 we have currently
We use to call "her" Mary Ann , untill she started to crow all day long ... now He is called MJ and we noticed he has spur bumps coming on .
this is Ginger , the verdict is out on her yet. But, there are no signs of spur bumps and no crowing and is a sweat heart , loves to sit next to us , but hates to be picked up .
This is Niki ( pronounced Knee-Key) .. Oh Niki... my baby why did she have to crow. not as loudly or as well as MJ though she/he hasbeen doing it longer and it only seams to occure when treats are late or she/ he is startled. and no one can decide if she/he is a Barred Rock, Dominique, Cuckoo Maran, or a mix of some sort with her random blak fethers that "shimmer blue and green:
and this is Mini ( pronounced My-Knee) she is just our little doll-butt . she loves to pose for the camera. she will come runing to its click click click befor she runs to treats. lol and she will stand still for her pic too. she is a little stand offish but friendly . ( and she kinda "honks" like a goose.) She is splashed with lovely dark chocolaty brown feathers here and there and is a realy Beauty !.
So those are our chicken kids .
Its wonderful to meat you all, to all those i have learned so much from just lurking about before I (we) joined , Thank you for sharing! I hope I can pay it forward
We are new to keeping chickens. I have been around them on and off my whole life but this is the first time we have had any of our own. We currently have 4 . We think they are all EEs and two are crowing, one of wish is most definitely a roo and the other most likely is too, even though i was hoping she/he was just a "vocal female" .
We are learning on the fly .
We told a friend we were planing for chicks and had started collecting things and planning a coop and about three weeks later 4 chicks were in our hands ( ready or not) from a 1st grade classroom hatching project. Had no clue what or whom we had on our hands, But we sure learn quick ( and so do they!). that was just over 8 weeks ago . they are now almost 12 weeks and we will have to re home the roos sadly . i love the two of them , in order to keep chickens i cant even have "overly noisy females" but untill they find good for ever homes they are my little budies to be in joyed
the two ( hopefully) Females are coming around to hand feeding and "chicken belly rubs" and they come to sit at our side so .. all is good with them .Even though we have to re home the roos i would like to add two hens. Im considering and olive egg layer of some mix and maybe another EE , but that can change in a heart beat because every time i look at the different breeds i want one of each! ( according to DH its a good thing the village only alwoes us 4 per household ) .
Our daughter just had her first child about 6 weeks ago and i am so looking forward to teaching her about chickens when she is older. gathering eggs with our grand-children is something we both look forward too .
let me see if i can up load a couple photos of the 4 we have currently
We use to call "her" Mary Ann , untill she started to crow all day long ... now He is called MJ and we noticed he has spur bumps coming on .
this is Ginger , the verdict is out on her yet. But, there are no signs of spur bumps and no crowing and is a sweat heart , loves to sit next to us , but hates to be picked up .
This is Niki ( pronounced Knee-Key) .. Oh Niki... my baby why did she have to crow. not as loudly or as well as MJ though she/he hasbeen doing it longer and it only seams to occure when treats are late or she/ he is startled. and no one can decide if she/he is a Barred Rock, Dominique, Cuckoo Maran, or a mix of some sort with her random blak fethers that "shimmer blue and green:
and this is Mini ( pronounced My-Knee) she is just our little doll-butt . she loves to pose for the camera. she will come runing to its click click click befor she runs to treats. lol and she will stand still for her pic too. she is a little stand offish but friendly . ( and she kinda "honks" like a goose.) She is splashed with lovely dark chocolaty brown feathers here and there and is a realy Beauty !.
So those are our chicken kids .
Its wonderful to meat you all, to all those i have learned so much from just lurking about before I (we) joined , Thank you for sharing! I hope I can pay it forward
and Welcome To BYC! You might like to post pics of your chicks on the What Breed/Gender forum 
