countrylass58
In the Brooder
- Apr 30, 2018
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Good morning from South Western Ontario. After many years of not having chooks, decided 2yrs ago to get back into having some girls around for the eggs. I grew up having chickens, (Rhodes and Plymouth Rocks.) My parents raised to sell eggs and we had some that were raised for the meat.
When I moved from home and a few years later, my late husband and I moved to a piece of land with acreage so I was privileged to get back to my chicken "farming". I was quite lucky to have a chicken fancier that bred many types of birds for show, so he got me started with black marans, silkies, and some mixed breeds that a naughty rooster got into a pen that he should not have been in and sowed his wild oats so to speak and I ended up with the chicks. I also had a pair of seabright banty roosters and one hen that the man where I bought my feed did not want anymore. So fast forward to three years ago, I had moved and over the course of 14 years hemmed and hawed whether to have chickens again. I finally took the plunge and have not regretted it. I was suffering major depression after losing my 9 yr old grandson whilst caring fulltime for my mum in my home to which she succumbed and died 4 months later. I did not want to go on meds and thought long and hard... what gave me the most pleasure in the past. Chickens. So bought 6 Rhode Island Reds and 6 Plymouth Rocks and now I am bursting with the sweetest group of hens and a couple of roos.
I now have Rhodes, Columbian Rock, Plymouth Rock, one wee Lavendar Cochin Banty, a Polish banty hen, buff orpingtons ( they are 4 months old) Auracana, Astralorpe, to name a few. They have brought me out of depression, given me great joy and eggs and now I have an addiction.
I want to keep adding more and more differerent breeds. Anyone else have that urge to find that new chicken that is not in your group ? lol.... I have now retired so I guess you could call this my new hobby? This is also my first year using an incubator and would love to hear advice from the well seasoned chicken lover. Maire
When I moved from home and a few years later, my late husband and I moved to a piece of land with acreage so I was privileged to get back to my chicken "farming". I was quite lucky to have a chicken fancier that bred many types of birds for show, so he got me started with black marans, silkies, and some mixed breeds that a naughty rooster got into a pen that he should not have been in and sowed his wild oats so to speak and I ended up with the chicks. I also had a pair of seabright banty roosters and one hen that the man where I bought my feed did not want anymore. So fast forward to three years ago, I had moved and over the course of 14 years hemmed and hawed whether to have chickens again. I finally took the plunge and have not regretted it. I was suffering major depression after losing my 9 yr old grandson whilst caring fulltime for my mum in my home to which she succumbed and died 4 months later. I did not want to go on meds and thought long and hard... what gave me the most pleasure in the past. Chickens. So bought 6 Rhode Island Reds and 6 Plymouth Rocks and now I am bursting with the sweetest group of hens and a couple of roos.
I now have Rhodes, Columbian Rock, Plymouth Rock, one wee Lavendar Cochin Banty, a Polish banty hen, buff orpingtons ( they are 4 months old) Auracana, Astralorpe, to name a few. They have brought me out of depression, given me great joy and eggs and now I have an addiction.
I want to keep adding more and more differerent breeds. Anyone else have that urge to find that new chicken that is not in your group ? lol.... I have now retired so I guess you could call this my new hobby? This is also my first year using an incubator and would love to hear advice from the well seasoned chicken lover. Maire
We are glad you joined our flock!
Great to have you here. Chicken math gets the better of most of us 
