Ursuline Chick
Rest in Peace 1957-2024
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We've had chickens for about 8 years, we started by rehoming 4 and it's grown from there!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
At the moment we have 7 chickens - 5 girls and 2 boys....actually that's not true, we have 12 chickens, 5 chicks hatched last night
(3) What breeds do you have?
Up until now it's been all bantams as that's what we rehomed. We have a couple of golden laced Wyandotte girls, a couple of lavender araucana girls and then 2 male pekin bantams and one female.
The eggs we just hatched are cream legbars - or that's what we thought. Now they've hatched I'm not so sure.
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
I just love seeing them potter around the garden. Although one of our boys doesn't realise that he's a backyard chicken, having been reared during lockdown and doing a lot of homeschooling with the children he thinks he belongs. He's even learned how to come in and use the computer. He does his stompy dance along the keyboard until the computer turns on and then sits and watches YouTube videos!!!
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
I play netball, as family we like to be outdoors and having fun. During lockdown we started moth-trapping to catch, ID and release moths. We live in Gloucestershire, UK and are blessed with some wonderful countryside on our doorstep
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
My husband isn't such an animal person. So he wasn't keen on getting chickens, a dog etc but between me and the children persuading and nagging he gave in and now he loves our animal family members as much as me and my two children.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
I've been checking your forums for little hints and tips at various times over the years. I've finally joined because I need your help sexing me new chicks...look out for me post that I'll be doing soon.
Welcome from New Orleans. I thought I would tell a cautionary tale regarding your chicken's computer use.A dear friend of mine and her husband were looking for a car. The husband was looking on line with their 3 year old playing in the same room. The husband got up and went into the bathroom and the son pressed the buy now button. They did not want the car and thought it was overpriced. The husband tried contacting the seller and letting him know what happened and the seller basically said, that's too bad, because you just bought a car.
They ended up having to buy the car.Take care that your Chicken isn't buying stuff on the computer.
