Old Man & Young Birds

[flamehardened]

I have 4 Buff Orpington laying hens & a very mean Peckin duck that share a partitioned chicken coop that I built.
The chicken coop has insulated walls, electricity, water, a temperature control / heat lamps & a 10 foot run.
After egg laying, the birds are let out of the run everyday for some free range activity.
I first raised New Hampshire Red fryers on a farm as a teenager.
Also as an independent young adult I also raised New Hampshire Red fryers.
At 70 years old I had to give up beekeeping because of an anaphylactic reaction to a bee sting & decided to replace the bees with a few laying hens.
We have a vegetable garden with a green house & grow kale & Swiss chard year round for the birds.
During free range time, our wonderful Border Collie will very aggressively drive away any potential predators but will not harm our birds.
I am retired & have a wine grape vineyard, an artichoke patch, an asparagus patch, a machine shop & an electronics lab.
We enjoy the eggs & watching the bird's behavior & personalities. The Buff Orpington hens are gentle & friendly.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to the BYC family!

 

[silverhair67]

approaching 68, also retired working on projects here and there, next is a semi mobile coop I hope

 

[416bigbore]

Hello and welcome to BYC, You found an Amazing Poultry Community to be a part of with many great knowledgeable members, who are more then willing to jump in and help you along your journey with any questions you may have.

Sounds like you have a very nice retirement plan in motion. Your one Pekin I am guessing Drake? Ducks are very social and need other ducks as companionship.

We run a small mixed flock that all free range together and it's very obvious that both groups go off and do their own things during the day. Best of luck and please keep us all posted.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[The Tiny Homestead]

I have 4 Buff Orpington laying hens & a very mean Peckin duck that share a partitioned chicken coop that I built.
The chicken coop has insulated walls, electricity, water, a temperature control / heat lamps & a 10 foot run.
After egg laying, the birds are let out of the run everyday for some free range activity.
I first raised New Hampshire Red fryers on a farm as a teenager.
Also as an independent young adult I also raised New Hampshire Red fryers.
At 70 years old I had to give up beekeeping because of an anaphylactic reaction to a bee sting & decided to replace the bees with a few laying hens.
We have a vegetable garden with a green house & grow kale & Swiss chard year round for the birds.
During free range time, our wonderful Border Collie will very aggressively drive away any potential predators but will not harm our birds.
I am retired & have a wine grape vineyard, an artichoke patch, an asparagus patch, a machine shop & an electronics lab.
We enjoy the eggs & watching the bird's behavior & personalities. The Buff Orpington hens are gentle & friendly.

Hi there. I wish you lived nearby. I have kept bees going on my 17th year, with various numbers of hives ranging from 3 to 14, and selling surplus honey.
I went to trade school and worked as a machinist for close to 30 years. I'm 68, and do a lot of gardening, preserving and dehydrating. I only have 3 hens, Australorps. They are wonderful birds.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[swampfox440]

Hi ,Welcome to BYC! Nice to meet you .

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska !

 

[N F C]

It's nice to have you here, thanks for joining us!