Mother of many....baby chicks - Page 2

kayasgarden · #11 02-22-2008, 10:04 PM

o yea i meant to say i now have a dog who is very protective of his stuff so im thinkin between that and the new coop we should be good

bozley2g · #12 02-23-2008, 08:45 AM

Ya me and my girlfriend wanna get some chickens...we used to have blue and green ones that layed blue and green eggs.....I think you've inspired me to go get her some(shes been asking alot)

kayasgarden · #13 02-24-2008, 10:31 AM

yea Araucana are green or blue egg layers, witht he kids i always have some, they love the eggs!!! One of the wrong orders i got was actualy 25 females!!!! I should have alot of variety and many of them are feather footed and very beautiful.

Having this many id alot of work and the hubby had to build a huge pen for them in my house cause till they are about three weeks old they need to be very warm 95 right now. Its alot of work changing bedding, food, and water three times a day. Not to mention for the first week you have to make sure the little butts dont get plugged up with shiot

kayasgarden · #14 02-24-2008, 08:46 PM

these guys are growing so fast!! they are getting their real wing feathers and i have alot of very beautiful chickens. Its great to watch them and they are getting very energetic enjoy the pics

Smoke133 · #15 02-24-2008, 09:44 PM

I hope they are freerange or something like that, it would make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside

kayasgarden · #16 02-24-2008, 09:52 PM

they cant even go outside for three to four weeks.......... right now they have to live inside, some are pets and others will free range my freezer

all of my animals are spoiled even if i plan to eat them, dont worry i will keep you all posted on the outdoor coop once we build it we have a few old ones but with this many we may need a new modle

bongspit · #17 02-24-2008, 10:03 PM

I did chickens for 2 years...I still have the coup..but I had kritter problems...racoons are chicken killin machines...

kayasgarden · #18 02-24-2008, 10:42 PM

no kidding i waited two years to get them again because i had the same problem! Now i have the dog pound and we have plans to modify the coop a bit. I once had a racoon rip the door right off the hindges to get to my chickens, got my favorite most friendly rooster cause he was trying to protect his girls. we got that one but im sure their are more

bongspit · #19 02-25-2008, 08:38 AM

raccoons are some smart kritters...I ran the chicken wire about a foot into the ground, so they could not dig under and they still got in...I was breeding border collies at the time and had 3 grown collies and they were scared of the coons...I found a hole the size of a tennis ball where they getting in...

J - Dog · #20 02-25-2008, 09:49 AM

Thats totally cool!

I didn't know you could send chickens flat rate priority box...

The neighbor here has a pet rooster. It makes a nice pet for their daughter. She'll hug it and carry it around.