Hi,
I have had a flock of chickens for 3 1/2 years. I have learned a lot since I started!!!
The most we have had at one time is 16 hens. (Roosters were too aggressive and noisy- I would like to try again with a more tame one.)
We have lost quite a few to hawks, so now we do not free range. We also lost several to a racoon and now have secured the rafters of the coop.
I am currently adding some new young hens to our small group of 4 ladies.
We have the following right now:
1 bantam cochin
1 Buff
1 Black (Australorp?)
1 Americana
New chickens we are adding today: (keeping them seperate)
1 Lavender Orp.
3 Black Austrolorp
1 Cochin
We have an automatic door which I love!!! (I found out about it here)
I really love all of the information here- thanks to all of you who post and help those of us who are new to the world of chickens.
Bnanners
I have had a flock of chickens for 3 1/2 years. I have learned a lot since I started!!!
The most we have had at one time is 16 hens. (Roosters were too aggressive and noisy- I would like to try again with a more tame one.)
We have lost quite a few to hawks, so now we do not free range. We also lost several to a racoon and now have secured the rafters of the coop.
I am currently adding some new young hens to our small group of 4 ladies.
We have the following right now:
1 bantam cochin
1 Buff
1 Black (Australorp?)
1 Americana
New chickens we are adding today: (keeping them seperate)
1 Lavender Orp.
3 Black Austrolorp
1 Cochin
We have an automatic door which I love!!! (I found out about it here)
I really love all of the information here- thanks to all of you who post and help those of us who are new to the world of chickens.
Bnanners