Obligatory Intro Thread

[BullChick]

As you can see, people do read these things.

 

[Hchung]

As you can see, people do read these things.

Yup, it’s clearly a very friendly community. Glad to be here! Should have joined sooner.

 

[BullChick]

 

[BullChick]

SUCCESS!!!!

 

[Hchung]

Lol, now you’re just making me feel at home.
Weird is just my speed.
And I bet I could outweird your weird! Hah!

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Thought of another breed that might work for you... Speckled Sussex. Supposed to have good temperaments.

 

[Mraya]

Haha, isn’t that true of all pets? I doubt most animals would display a fraction of the affection they do their owners if there wasn’t food involved.
Everything I’ve read about buff orpingtons suggests that they are basically super-chill, feathered plushies that let you love on them as much as you want.

"Let you love on them as much as you want" I don't know about that my chickens are about a year old and 2 days ago was the first time while I was sitting watching them free range that one came over to me and jumped up on my lap. She was looking for treats of course. But it's a start

Edit to add: I have 6 BO's

 

[webbysmeme]

Hi there! I'm in Central Illinois. Nice to have you here. The people here on BYC are amazing! If you want to see how helpful they can be, read a thread I started last week when I needed help desperately. I was overwhelmed with the response I got!
Read "Help! My rooster tried to attack me!"
Welcome home sweety!

 

[BullChick]

Lol, now you’re just making me feel at home.
Weird is just my speed.
And I bet I could outweird your weird! Hah!

Challenge accepted!

 

[Catfsm]

Obviously no one ever reads these things!

You are all welcome!

I love all my hennies, but Buff Orphingtons are just so amazing: They lay well, are mellow and make such great moms. We let our two be in with our big Rhodey Red last spring and got the cutest mixed breed hens. The big hens sat on the chicks until they were able to withstand the cold weather. In northwestern Oregon it can stay in the 60s and 70s even in June at night! And it can rain even in July! We get to love all that sort of weather, but it is not the best for little chickies. The good mommies took care of them! Turned out, though, that out of 8 babies, 3 were roosters! That is too many! I gave them away since at that time I had 6 roosters!

Do NOT use pressure treated wood for a coop. There is arsenic in the wood, and it will leach into the soil (Leach means be washed by moisture). Arsenic is poisonous to chickens that peck the ground all day looking for bugs! We used plain lumber: Douglas Fir. It may not last more than 15 years, but I figure I can re-build as needed.

Some interesting coops can be made from all sorts of things. A friend used an old chest of drawers: He replaced the part where the drawers are with small sized screening (1/2 inch hardward cloth). It made a great coop for 3 chickens. Another person used an old dryer: Took off the back and removed the motor and drum, etc. It made a small coop. A couple put together cleverly might make a big coop for a bunch of chickens. We put an ad at Craigslist. Someone had wood she had used as the scenery in a play! So, a friend went with his truck and picked it all up. It was plywood with an interesting design on it. Later we painted it chicken coop red. My point is not to fret over treated wood but be inventive and make something great!