Anyone have chickens?

[soxfan]

My new obsession...we got 6 buff orpington chicks in March. When I went to the feed store, there was one easter egger chick left and my daughter talked me into taking her. She need up being a rooster. So I have 6 ladies and one roo. We ordered a coop online which ended up being a piece of crap, but was fine as a brooder. My hubby built our coop over a couple of weekends. I love my chickens! They are a good breed for pets and great layers. Hoping for eggs by October.....

The girls:



Coop:

 

[soxfan]

couple more pics:

 

[Queenie60]

Such a great coop! Your chickens are beautiful. We have a few neighbors that have chickens. I see them at the local hardware store sometimes. Thank you for sharing.

 

[junebug17]

Oh my gosh, those chickens are adorable! This is so cool…that coop is outstanding, your husband did such a great job! Thanks for sharing soxfan. I can't wait for Missy to see this, she's going to love it!

 

[BigSteve]

We have guineas, raise between 50 and 100 every year (they love to eat ticks), we have about 30 +/- ducks of various breeds, a couple cows, a couple horses, and 3 dogs, one we just rescued this week

 

[swingirl]

Wow! Your chickens, their coop and your yard looks beautiful! Great job on building the coop and the surrounding area.

Your son is adorable too! Looks like he loves his babies!

 

[Dakota]

The girls:



Coop:

That is one heck of a coop you have there. Jeez Louise. Some dogs should be so lucky.

But yeah, I could own some chickens. I live rural and I like eggs in the morning.

 

[Strawberry129]

That coop looks wonderful! Your husband did an amazinggg job!

We used to have a rooster and baby chicks when I was growing up...

 

[Lorelei]

Just bumping this great thread!

I still have pet chickens, I've now gone over to mostly Silkies apart from a Polish Frizzle and a Cuckoo Pekin cross. My famous Jethro some Psers might remember went over the bridge back in 2012 age 7. But I couldn't be without some chickies and my oldest Silkie chicken, Enid, is now coming up to 8 years old. The others are noobs and are a few months old, just starting to lay.

 

[in-the-air]

Good job on the coop