Our chickens.

[DreamerTheresa]

Yes. Mike and I got a quad of chicks on Saturday.

Two buff orpingtons and two araucanas.

I can't believe how fast these things grow. I also can't believe how much they poop.

However, they're super cute, and Mike set up a chickie cam for me:
http://www.knightsanddreams.com

YAY!

 

[Enraged]

pet, food or for eggs?

 

[DreamerTheresa]

Eggs.

 

[D.J.T.]

When they're semi adults clips their feathers... you'll be happy you did. When i was a kid there use to be chickens were i lived... But that was about 11+ years ago..

 

[DreamerTheresa]

Thanks for the tip! But I don't know if the orpingtons will need it, since they're so heavy when they mature.

 

[D.J.T.]

Thanks for the tip! But I don't know if the orpingtons will need it, since they're so heavy when they mature.

Clip the wings. Those things can jump high fences & glide for a bit. There was no way i could reach them back then because they would get up into a tree (the neighbor's to be precise... -,-), so i found rocks & knocked them down & the neighbor's dog would chase them back to our side. LOL

 

[DreamerTheresa]

If they're in a covered, enclosed coop/run, do their wings still need to be trimmed?

 

[D.J.T.]

If they're in a covered, enclosed coop/run, do their wings still need to be trimmed?

If the pen has a roof, no. If there isn't a roof, yes.

 

[toyotanos]

You'll love the araucana eggs... the're GREEN! My parents have chickens for the eggs as well, my best advice is to buy a good water tank (leaks suck) and never let them run out of shell bits. You will not like your eggs if you run out D: Thin shells break so easily and they make such a mess of the nesting boxes!

 

[te72]

You know, I never understood the point of eating eggs... that's like eating an entire future chicken(s) all at once.

 

[DreamerTheresa]

Good protein. And they're not fertilized eggs. So there's no "future chicken" to be had.

I got them some crickets earlier and they went nuts:

[video=youtube;PmqHHrBjXcs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmqHHrBjXcs[/video]

And I've totally had too much coffee today so I'm all shakey. Derp derp herpa derp.

 

[Kangae]

Are they gonna make big eggs? One of my friends from high school got some chickens and they always made little tiny eggs.

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[toyotanos]

They *should* be normal sized, likely medium to large.

The Buff Orpingtons will lay beige~brown eggs, and the araucanas will lay pale green eggs

 

[Supracentral]

Are they gonna make big eggs? One of my friends from high school got some chickens and they always made little tiny eggs.

They *should* be normal sized, likely medium to large.

And Theresa and I always feed our animals very well. I suspect we'll get some very nice large eggs from these girls. They will be very spoiled (like the rest of our animals).

 

[DreamerTheresa]

Are they gonna make big eggs? One of my friends from high school got some chickens and they always made little tiny eggs.

You friend probably had bantams, a variety of "mini" chicken.

 

[te72]

Hey, what has two thumbs and had no idea that chicken laid eggs regardless of fertilization status?

*points at self* THIS GUY! :rofl:

 

[DreamerTheresa]

Yay! I taught someone something today!

 

[IJ.]

Hey, what has two thumbs and had no idea that chicken laid eggs regardless of fertilization status?

*points at self* THIS GUY! :rofl:

Yay! I taught someone something today!

Q: What's the difference between a PC and Brad??




























A: You only need to punch the info into the PC once

 

[te72]

Hey, I'm a bit slow on the uptake... last time I called shotgun, we had rented a limo. I fucked up.

(and yes, blatantly borrowing a line from Mitch on that one, not sorry a bit.)

 

[Poodles]

I'd say that video was cute, but then I'd lose my man card