Hi all from Western North Carolina! My husband and I brought home 6 barred rock girls about two weeks ago. They are about 5 weeks old and doing great so far. They seem to have all of their feathers now. We have been wanting chickens for awhile and finally decided to take the plunge. We wanted the barred rocks due to their heartiness and duel purpose (not sure if I will be able to kill and process them yet). I was surprised at how hard it was to find barred rock chicks. I thought they were pretty common, but I had a difficult time finding them. Our girls have been living outside under our carport since we got them, but have only been without a heat lamp for about a week. I gave them the heat lamp for tonight since we may have frost.
We are currently finishing up their coop. We are almost done, but have a bit of a problem. We built it in a different location than where we want it. Does anyone have advice on moving it to a new location? It is 4x6, 2 feet off the ground, and VERY heavy. We were not expecting it to be as heavy as it is.
We are new to BYC and are excited to learn all we can. We are also hoping to become more self-sustaining. We liven in a small rual town in Western North Carolina. I am a special education teacher and my husband works at a small local university. We have have a greyhound and border collie who live inside. I am a bit worried about my greyhound getting my chicks. The chickens will have their own lot (we are using a 6ft 20x14 chain link dog kennel) so I don't think she will be able to hurt them, but I am worried she will harrass them. I have been working with her to get her used to them. I think my border collie will not hurt them, but again he may harrass them by trying to heard them. Lol. I was wondering if anyone used a hearding dog for hearding chickens back into their lot or coop.
I am afraid I have been bitten by the chicken bug! I am already planning out what I want to get next and where we can build a new run for breading pairs! Lol! I think it is amazing to hatch your own eggs. I am hoping to try that next!
We are currently finishing up their coop. We are almost done, but have a bit of a problem. We built it in a different location than where we want it. Does anyone have advice on moving it to a new location? It is 4x6, 2 feet off the ground, and VERY heavy. We were not expecting it to be as heavy as it is.
We are new to BYC and are excited to learn all we can. We are also hoping to become more self-sustaining. We liven in a small rual town in Western North Carolina. I am a special education teacher and my husband works at a small local university. We have have a greyhound and border collie who live inside. I am a bit worried about my greyhound getting my chicks. The chickens will have their own lot (we are using a 6ft 20x14 chain link dog kennel) so I don't think she will be able to hurt them, but I am worried she will harrass them. I have been working with her to get her used to them. I think my border collie will not hurt them, but again he may harrass them by trying to heard them. Lol. I was wondering if anyone used a hearding dog for hearding chickens back into their lot or coop.
I am afraid I have been bitten by the chicken bug! I am already planning out what I want to get next and where we can build a new run for breading pairs! Lol! I think it is amazing to hatch your own eggs. I am hoping to try that next!
