New to the love of chickens

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ThatCrazyChickenGirl

ThatCrazyChickenGirl

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Hi everyone!

I am new to chicken keeping and would love advice. I plan to keep two bantams (now chicks) as house pets. I know it's a little odd.

My profile picture features Ciri, a pullet my bf saved after the poor thing got stuck between a fence and a bin and nearly died. Unfortunately, Ciri turned out to be a Roo, which meant he needed to move out of my house (where we can't have roosters) into my bf's family coop as their only Roo. He's quite happy with his wives and will come running for cuddles and mealworms whenever he sees us.

(I'm still so heartbroken he can't stay with us)

This week I got an order of baby chicks, including Triss, a Mille fleur bantam, and Yennifer (Yen), a Cochin bantam. I love them already.
 
That's not odd... If I didn't have two dogs and a disapproving husband I'd totally be "that" person. :) Chicken diapers and all...

I know it's a little controversial, but have you thought about a no-crow collar for your roo? If he's an inside pet then you can keep a close eye on him and adjust as needed pretty easily. I had to do that with my little roo that I just couldn't let go of and it's been a perfect solution. He's not 100% silent, but he's a lot quieter than my girls.

Love your avatar too! You're living my crazy chicken lady dream!
 
Honeybee22 said:
That's not odd... If I didn't have two dogs and a disapproving husband I'd totally be "that" person. :) Chicken diapers and all...

I know it's a little controversial, but have you thought about a no-crow collar for your roo? If he's an inside pet then you can keep a close eye on him and adjust as needed pretty easily. I had to do that with my little roo that I just couldn't let go of and it's been a perfect solution. He's not 100% silent, but he's a lot quieter than my girls.

Love your avatar too! You're living my crazy chicken lady dream!
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I thought about it, but as I'm a student who lives in a townhouse with 3 other students and thin walls, I thought even a collared crow at 5am might be pushing it. I only have until next June before I graduate, so maybe I'll take him back in then. Meanwhile I'll see him every weekend and my boyfriend and his family have adopted him. He adores my boyfriend. He likes to squeeze into his armpit and lay there making happy chicken noises while we watch tv :love
 
:welcome

There's a thread here on BYC for members that have house chickens. I'm sure you could find it using the Search.

Best of luck with your new birds and thanks for joining us!
 
The thread is called "people with house chickens." It's getting to be very common, especially in areas where they "aren't" allowed to have chickens. My friend must be one of the house chicken pioneers. She has had them(different breeds) for more than 25 years. Currently she has two serama hens and one silkie hen in a small house.
 

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