![]() ![]() People were downsizing and trying to find home for adolescent chickens. ![]() Far more than what he deserved, but honestly, I was happy he didn’t end up as Coq au Vin.Ī few days later and I find myself scrolling through the Backyard Farmers Facebook page. Within a few hours, Jackson was on his way to a larger haram. It took two days, about three pounds of sunflower seeds, a sheet and my husband’s capturing skills before we could secure him for travel. She needed a rooster for her 30 hens, now we just had to catch him without injuring him our ourselves. So I posted him on Whidbey Island Backyard Farmers Facebook Page and hoped for the best. I still have a day job and I currently don’t have the capacity to manage a flock, three dogs, a stressful job and a rooster who couldn’t wait to kick my ass everyday. ![]() And while I know he was doing his job, protecting his ladies, I grew tired of our daily dance. On the other extreme, the horizontal intercept shows that we can buy 28.65 pounds of steak if we dont buy any chicken. By the time he reached 6 months, he was a jackass. I would bring my camping chair into the run and he’d come along and sit in my lap. Our first time raising chickens has been interesting. Ten Buff Orpingtons, five Welsummers (all female) ordered from the hatchery and four additional wild cards from the local farm store: Americauna and Mottled Java breeds,Ī few Buffs didn’t make it shortly after arrival and the rest of the Buffs, except for one, turned out to be roosters instead of hens. “Ooooooo your Black Copper Maran is beautiful.”įor us, in March we started with 19 chicks. The amount of chickens you intend to get doesn’t seem to be enough. For most of us, something happens after you’ve watched your brand new chicks grow to pullets. Chicken math is well known among those who raise these birds. ![]()
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