North Carolina

[suburbanchickymama]

Happy Mother's Day to all of you NC moms!!!

Hope you have all had a great week. Thursday was my birthday and it has been a busy but fun-filled week so haven't been on much. Congrats on the hatches and Bhep, I love your pics! You are quite the photographer! And your kids are gorgeous!

The gosling in your new avatar is precious, too!!!

to all the new folks!
G&A - love the videos!!! Beautiful chickens!
I really need to take some new pics. The chicks are getting HUGE!!!!!!!! And I might have some cochin babies lined up!

Ooooh, I hope so!!!!!!
Oh, and so sorry for your loss, littledirtlanefarms!!!

Have a good evening and new pics to come soon!

 

[egg_tastic]

Hey everyone,

I am located in Granite Falls. Growing up my family owned chickens (bantams). This is my first bunch on my own though. I have ten almost four week old pullets. Four BSL, three Golden Comets, and three BR. I picked them up from Shook Poultry in Claremont. The chickies are the best! Now to get the chicken coop finished

2.5 weeks old

1 Day Old

 

[BHep]

and cute pics...........

 

[Miss Lydia]

Welcome egg_tastic, very cute little chicks. Congrats

 

[sjmarshall87]

Well hope all mama's have had a very enjoyable mothers day.. My husband and son spent the whole weekend catering to my every want and desire.. my only desire was to finish our coop! My only want was for my husband to stay away from the office, blackberry and laptop and spend time with us.. ALL ACCOMPLISHED

He has laughed at me a few times this weekend for feeding my girls Oatmeal and watermelon.. Checking on them multiple times (because they spent their first night in the coop saturday)

Seems to think I wont have the heart to kill them for meat

I've told him many times... I have my one that I like and I have marked her... as long as I am not around and dont know which one it is YOU can prep and butcher... After all.. we do have 3!!! roosters to help keep up the numbers

This is my son "helping"

We got all the fencing up this weekend.. Just need some finishing touches that my husband and I will take care of this afternoon..

My husband is bringing home a window to install in the back wall so we will get a cross breeze through the coop throughout the day.. We are installing a "kick" board in front of the entrance gate to keep the chickens in and the dogs out

We have a slight gap where the fencing and the shed meet that husband has apparently done on purpose.. Says there is a reason I have yet to figure out.. The inside of the coop we still require the nesting and roosting "stations".. Thats another days work

But my babies are still only 4 wks old... I have another 2 wks to accomplish that.. We moved the chicks out to the coop Saturday night because the weather forcast looks good for the next week and I couldnt handle the chicken dust anymore! I have them fenced off inside the coop with plenty of pine shavings, lots of water, their heat lamp and food. During the day the coop doors remain open for breeze and light until the window is installed.

Been a busy weekend but we're ALMOST there!

 

[Miss Lydia]

looks great sj I bet those chickens are loving it.

 

[sjmarshall87]

Thanks Miss Lydia! They seem to be happy

I bet once I can let them "loose" in the coop they will be much happier.. Kind of nervous for that though as the hawks seem to be circling the last day or two

 

[Miss Lydia]

Eventually your roos will warn the girls of danger, for now when you let them out someone should be with them.

 

[buttercup0884]

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Nice to meet you!!

 

[sjmarshall87]

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Oh yea.. for the next couple days unless it gets ridiculously hot I plan to keep them fenced off in the coop and I check on them constantly..

.. Until all my fencing is properly fixed with no gaps anywhere I'm not gonna let them run loose. Too many to keep track of!

I cannot wait till the day the roos can do the warning

I'm still eagerly awaiting the crowing! I LOVE the noise of a Rooster crowing