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[Llamacorn]

Do not put cattle panels on grass and leave them for 6 months. Removing them is a pain. If I didn't know how many were there, I'd never have found them all. Buildup of dead grass had made them almost one with the ground.

After unburying those, I dug out the bottom 8 inches of fence around the silkie pen that had been buried over the last 4 years of built up soil. Pried up those back to ground level and infilled.

Tomorrow I can put up the last roof. Yay! No worries when it snows then.

That sounds like quite a chore! But I'm sure it will feel awesome once it's all done!

 

[Llamacorn]

I think we have found our newest girl! A local chicken enthusiast has some hens and posted about them in our local chicken classifieds Facebook page. I was just curious about the breeds temperament and stuff and my husband saw the picture and fell in love. So before xmas we will be adding a orpington/wyandotte hen to our flock! Pretty excited. Any good tips for adding a new chicken to an existing flock. I have read up a bit but you guys always have great advice.

Seriously thank you! Without this forum I would be lost! ♡♡♡♡♡

 

[pennyJo1960]

I think we have found our newest girl! A local chicken enthusiast has some hens and posted about them in our local chicken classifieds Facebook page. I was just curious about the breeds temperament and stuff and my husband saw the picture and fell in love. So before xmas we will be adding a orpington/wyandotte hen to our flock! Pretty excited. Any good tips for adding a new chicken to an existing flock. I have read up a bit but you guys always have great advice.

Seriously thank you! Without this forum I would be lost! ♡♡♡♡♡

Never try to add one go for two lowest Please

 

[Llamacorn]

Never try to add one go for two lowest Please

Easily done. The same lady also has a really cute orpington/cochin mix. So maybe we will have a flock of 5 instead.

 

[mixedbreeds]

Easily done. The same lady also has a really cute orpington/cochin mix. So maybe we will have a flock of 5 instead.

Perfect chicken math I love it. It really will be better with 2. It’s funny I have a group of 6 blue icebar 1 is a rooster and I can put any chicken in there and no fighting, I have not seen that before.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Easily done. The same lady also has a really cute orpington/cochin mix. So maybe we will have a flock of 5 instead.

Mixed got me 6 nice round number I agree

Perfect chicken math I love it. It really will be better with 2. It’s funny I have a group of 6 blue icebar 1 is a rooster and I can put any chicken in there and no fighting, I have not seen that before.

beet me to it 6 good round then comes 8? wait I have 36 Now

 

[Hinotori]

Are we supposed to know how many chickens we have? I'm not sure.

There are 10 roosters and 7 elderly large fowl hens. 4 EE pullets and 2 half silkies. No idea how many silkie hens.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Me either but it is close to what I said Sure do not need more have the three growing up with the silky on blue pullet one very dark barred pullet one black pullet beat the odds badly with them not disappointed

 

[mixedbreeds]

I need to get a count one of these days I have lost track of how many chickens I have. I know I have 18 chicken chicks and 8 quail chicks that’s all I know for sure. I think all 3 of the Marans chicks are cockerels dang it.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I still get to pet my cockerel here our rooster the ameracauna today decided to try and
get one over on us both bad move on his part BF boot him lightly mine was not so light