Manyana
In the Brooder
Not sure how to get started so decided that I'd copy the template and tell you a little in the hope of getting lots of help along the way in making a happy home for my chickens and rooster.
We are really really newbies to chickens. I've been thinking about it for quite some time but the push that started us was a few months ago, someone dumped a pair of roosters up the top of our place on the road. I know, how can people do that sort of thing. Anyway......one of the roosters came down into our property. I just couldn't have him not have food and water so I got an old cake tin and filled that with water and went and bought chicken food from the supermarket. Amazingly he survived without any housing and has been really friendly in the garden. I didn't want him to live a lonely life though so we started doing some more serious research.
We've built the chicken coup that we wanted....needed to be up of the ground due to the heavy rain that we get and secure from all the wildlife that shares our rainforest retreat.
Next step was the ordering of chickens. I picked them up moments after they arrived on Tuesday and installed them into their chook mahal. They were a bit flighty on Tuesday as evening approached but have settled somewhat now. We have 10 ISA Browns which will soon get an introduction to "Brewster' who is our rooster. To me he looks like a Wyndotte.
We've kept our ladies in the coop to get settled and will release them into a fenced new garden run for little periods of time in a couple of days. Ultimately I want them to be able to free range just like our rooster does......Its pretty scary as to whether they will want to go back in the coop.
I found backyard chickens during my research....and have found it to be an amazing website and really helpful. Decided that I'd risk joining up today.
I have lots of hobbies. Love my arts and crafts, photography, lawn bowls ( which takes up a huge amount of my time and freedom), gardening, reading and writing.
My husband and I are semi retired in our own businesses. We have a very busy and happy life and are really excited about our venture into keeping chickens.....and also a little daunted by it all.. We're looking forward to learning lots.
We are really really newbies to chickens. I've been thinking about it for quite some time but the push that started us was a few months ago, someone dumped a pair of roosters up the top of our place on the road. I know, how can people do that sort of thing. Anyway......one of the roosters came down into our property. I just couldn't have him not have food and water so I got an old cake tin and filled that with water and went and bought chicken food from the supermarket. Amazingly he survived without any housing and has been really friendly in the garden. I didn't want him to live a lonely life though so we started doing some more serious research.
We've built the chicken coup that we wanted....needed to be up of the ground due to the heavy rain that we get and secure from all the wildlife that shares our rainforest retreat.
Next step was the ordering of chickens. I picked them up moments after they arrived on Tuesday and installed them into their chook mahal. They were a bit flighty on Tuesday as evening approached but have settled somewhat now. We have 10 ISA Browns which will soon get an introduction to "Brewster' who is our rooster. To me he looks like a Wyndotte.
We've kept our ladies in the coop to get settled and will release them into a fenced new garden run for little periods of time in a couple of days. Ultimately I want them to be able to free range just like our rooster does......Its pretty scary as to whether they will want to go back in the coop.
I found backyard chickens during my research....and have found it to be an amazing website and really helpful. Decided that I'd risk joining up today.
I have lots of hobbies. Love my arts and crafts, photography, lawn bowls ( which takes up a huge amount of my time and freedom), gardening, reading and writing.
My husband and I are semi retired in our own businesses. We have a very busy and happy life and are really excited about our venture into keeping chickens.....and also a little daunted by it all.. We're looking forward to learning lots.
) Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck with your flock.
welcome to BYC !!
