lsutigersec
In the Brooder
Hi There,
I'm a newbie to backyard chickens and chickens in general. I've been throughly into dogs and dog rescue, but this is my first venture into chickens. I decided to get some back yard chickens (which are separated from my dogs) for eggs and now I'm head over heels for my chickens! After a week of them foraging in the grass (it's now bare), I decided to buy some planter boxes and grow my own forage that I could rotate in and out of their run. I never had kids so I could be selfish and sleep til 11am if I wanted to, now I find myself waking at 6:40 am every morning to let dogs out and chickens out of their coop. I did buy a prefab coup from the chicken coop company which was easy to put together and has been great so far. We bought a run, and now an another extra run just so the chickens could have more room. I'd love to let them roam free but we have foxes, opossums, coyotes, and hawks! I don't want anything happening to my chickens!! I have 3 production reds and 3 orpington buffs, all are 2-3 months old and none laying yet. Looking for an Ameraucana or something with a blue/green egg to add to my flock and maybe even another coop for them to have plenty of room. Do they really need fake eggs for them to lay in their roosting boxes? We've only had them for 2 weeks but they already eat out of our hands. Just starting, so... Any advice on raising good happy organic chickens and keeping them safe is welcomed!
I'm a newbie to backyard chickens and chickens in general. I've been throughly into dogs and dog rescue, but this is my first venture into chickens. I decided to get some back yard chickens (which are separated from my dogs) for eggs and now I'm head over heels for my chickens! After a week of them foraging in the grass (it's now bare), I decided to buy some planter boxes and grow my own forage that I could rotate in and out of their run. I never had kids so I could be selfish and sleep til 11am if I wanted to, now I find myself waking at 6:40 am every morning to let dogs out and chickens out of their coop. I did buy a prefab coup from the chicken coop company which was easy to put together and has been great so far. We bought a run, and now an another extra run just so the chickens could have more room. I'd love to let them roam free but we have foxes, opossums, coyotes, and hawks! I don't want anything happening to my chickens!! I have 3 production reds and 3 orpington buffs, all are 2-3 months old and none laying yet. Looking for an Ameraucana or something with a blue/green egg to add to my flock and maybe even another coop for them to have plenty of room. Do they really need fake eggs for them to lay in their roosting boxes? We've only had them for 2 weeks but they already eat out of our hands. Just starting, so... Any advice on raising good happy organic chickens and keeping them safe is welcomed!
