- May 9, 2014
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Good morning Everyone,
About two weeks ago now my wife Lisette said something about how she'd like to get some chickens for egg purposes and family fun and I immediately loved the idea. By the way my name is Chris and we have two daughters 11 year old Elycia and 6 year old Marisol we live in Virginia. I was raised in Amelia and remember Grandpa and Grandma Jones who lived next door having a chicken coop and fresh eggs and the fun I had with them chickens although I never really thought about it. Never the less I jumped to action and started researching about raising some Back Yard Chickens which lead me straight to you guys this site and its wonderful members and a fruitful basket of knowledge with many insights which I found ever too helpful in this new venture I had started to pursue. Last Friday one week ago today we purchased our first chicks.
Here we have 2 Araucanas- Easter Eggers, 1 Red Cross Brama, and 1 Buff Brahma
And Also 1 Blue Silkie, 1 White Silkie, 1 Red Frizzle Cochin, 1 Silver Laced Cochin
I haven't got the names down just yet as the girls are having fun with that mom wants egg names girls want to name them how they look Mom ended up with one and the girls named the others. I'll have to post those when they are around so I don't get in trouble for calling them the wrong name.
But Anyway I ended up building a brooder out of junk wood utilizing design ideas I found on "BYC"
Its nothing special but it does the job! Still gotta make a hatch for it as I really didn't realize how fast they start to try and fly around.
To do Saturday for sure.
So today their a week home and 9 days old but looking great no issues only one messy butt over the entire week.
Oh yeah we went back on Saturday and picked up 1 Black Australorp to round out our coop.
Hope everyone enjoys the pictures and thank you for your part in another Jones Family Tradition as we four our hooked for life the girls love the chicks so much.
Jones Family
About two weeks ago now my wife Lisette said something about how she'd like to get some chickens for egg purposes and family fun and I immediately loved the idea. By the way my name is Chris and we have two daughters 11 year old Elycia and 6 year old Marisol we live in Virginia. I was raised in Amelia and remember Grandpa and Grandma Jones who lived next door having a chicken coop and fresh eggs and the fun I had with them chickens although I never really thought about it. Never the less I jumped to action and started researching about raising some Back Yard Chickens which lead me straight to you guys this site and its wonderful members and a fruitful basket of knowledge with many insights which I found ever too helpful in this new venture I had started to pursue. Last Friday one week ago today we purchased our first chicks.
Here we have 2 Araucanas- Easter Eggers, 1 Red Cross Brama, and 1 Buff Brahma
And Also 1 Blue Silkie, 1 White Silkie, 1 Red Frizzle Cochin, 1 Silver Laced Cochin
I haven't got the names down just yet as the girls are having fun with that mom wants egg names girls want to name them how they look Mom ended up with one and the girls named the others. I'll have to post those when they are around so I don't get in trouble for calling them the wrong name.
But Anyway I ended up building a brooder out of junk wood utilizing design ideas I found on "BYC"
Its nothing special but it does the job! Still gotta make a hatch for it as I really didn't realize how fast they start to try and fly around.
To do Saturday for sure.
So today their a week home and 9 days old but looking great no issues only one messy butt over the entire week.
Oh yeah we went back on Saturday and picked up 1 Black Australorp to round out our coop.
Hope everyone enjoys the pictures and thank you for your part in another Jones Family Tradition as we four our hooked for life the girls love the chicks so much.
Jones Family
and Welcome To BYC! The chicks are adorable, you will have a very nice flock! What a nice brooder set up you have made! You might want to post your brooder in the Brooder section, 
