Hi guys!
I'm 5GodsDown from Belgium, that tiny thing in Europe. I've been following BackYard Chickens on Reddit most of the time, but since I'm looking to start my own flock I thought joining this site would be a better idea.
I learned to love chickens a few years ago when I wasn't doing too well. I took my car and drove a few countries over where I was taken in by an old woman on a small farm who mostly had purebred chickens. Over the course of a few weeks I learned a lot about taking care of chickens and I also fell in love with them. They were so peaceful to watch, some were even cuddly and I even remember a moment where a chick was acting all dramatic, but then I picked it up, laid down with the chick in my hands and we both fell asleep.
Now I'm doing much better and I own a house with a decent garden, so basically there's no excuse not to have a flock of my own! I was thinking of getting 3 Sussex chicks to raise, mainly for eggs and cuddles
I'll buy them a nice little house and for the coop I have some poles and wire the previous owners left in the garden. I was thinking of making it pretty big with the option to put a separation in the middle for when I want to start breeding with other races.
I think I'm going to have my hands full reading through this site!
But maybe you can already help me with my first question. Say I get the chicks in the next 2 weeks, in the beginning of July I will go help that old woman on her farm again and I won't be home for 3 weeks. Getting someone to feed the chickens is not a problem, but I was concerned on the subject of socialising. I want to raise them and make them tame, so could leaving for 3 weeks when they've been with me for 2 months be a bad idea?
I'm 5GodsDown from Belgium, that tiny thing in Europe. I've been following BackYard Chickens on Reddit most of the time, but since I'm looking to start my own flock I thought joining this site would be a better idea.
I learned to love chickens a few years ago when I wasn't doing too well. I took my car and drove a few countries over where I was taken in by an old woman on a small farm who mostly had purebred chickens. Over the course of a few weeks I learned a lot about taking care of chickens and I also fell in love with them. They were so peaceful to watch, some were even cuddly and I even remember a moment where a chick was acting all dramatic, but then I picked it up, laid down with the chick in my hands and we both fell asleep.
Now I'm doing much better and I own a house with a decent garden, so basically there's no excuse not to have a flock of my own! I was thinking of getting 3 Sussex chicks to raise, mainly for eggs and cuddles
I'll buy them a nice little house and for the coop I have some poles and wire the previous owners left in the garden. I was thinking of making it pretty big with the option to put a separation in the middle for when I want to start breeding with other races.I think I'm going to have my hands full reading through this site!
But maybe you can already help me with my first question. Say I get the chicks in the next 2 weeks, in the beginning of July I will go help that old woman on her farm again and I won't be home for 3 weeks. Getting someone to feed the chickens is not a problem, but I was concerned on the subject of socialising. I want to raise them and make them tame, so could leaving for 3 weeks when they've been with me for 2 months be a bad idea?
Glad you joined.
