We have chickens! Our super-generous neighbor decided that she no longer had time for her chickens, so she offered them, the coop, the rest of the food and their waterer to us for free. I couldn't believe it, but she did! Last night, my awesome DH along with a couple other guys opened up the fences between us and moved all the stuff over to our yard.
So we are now the proud owners of four Rhode Island Red hens. I think they are about two years old and are laying well.
In the freezing, biting cold last night, DH added another side on the run and shored up a couple pieces. I am so grateful to him for sacrificing his time and energy to support me in having chickens. I know he wasn't terribly excited about it, but he loves me and showed me by helping me move the coop and fix it up for our yard. I love him so much.
There are a few more modifications I want to make to the coop so I can use the Deep Litter Method in their coop, but I am so grateful and excited that my neighbor thought of us. I'll be interested to see if they lay today considering their big move and all the noise from last night while we were putting up the fourth side of their run.
I'll get some more pictures of them free-ranging later today when we get back from the library. I want them to free range as much as they can because I think it will be good for the ecology of our backyard and for them also. It should lower our feed costs too and we have to be economical with these guys and the rest of my other "chicks".
In the freezing, biting cold last night, DH added another side on the run and shored up a couple pieces. I am so grateful to him for sacrificing his time and energy to support me in having chickens. I know he wasn't terribly excited about it, but he loves me and showed me by helping me move the coop and fix it up for our yard. I love him so much.
There are a few more modifications I want to make to the coop so I can use the Deep Litter Method in their coop, but I am so grateful and excited that my neighbor thought of us. I'll be interested to see if they lay today considering their big move and all the noise from last night while we were putting up the fourth side of their run.
I'll get some more pictures of them free-ranging later today when we get back from the library. I want them to free range as much as they can because I think it will be good for the ecology of our backyard and for them also. It should lower our feed costs too and we have to be economical with these guys and the rest of my other "chicks".