I am a Springchik!

[Pandorachik]

I am getting chickens this spring! We are getting: Plymouth rock, Jersey giants and Silkies! Any other great chicken breed u could think of? My dad wants some ‘different options’. Plus other great news!! ,, I am making (Myself!) A SOLID 100% PREDATOR PROOF BUNNY RUN (FOR OUTSIDE!!!)\\  AND I’m going to plant an absolutely huge veggie garden for my bun this year!!  Any links for tips on chicken breeds, rabbit runs or growing a good,healthy garden are appreciated!!! What are your spring plans?

[Pandorachik]

& plz tell if u have had experiance with chickens!

[Elrohwen]

I like ameraucanas because they lay pretty green eggs.

I don’t have chickens myself but a good friend does. We won’t get chickens this year, but it’s on our plan for next year! Our friend sells them at work for $4 a dozen, so that will help with some of the costs if our chickens make more than we can eat. I’m mostly hesitating about getting them because we’ll have to build a coop. I also think our town requires 10 acres of land to have livestock and we only have 9.3 so I’ll have to get a variance from the town which seems like a lot of work (I know people have chickens on far less land so I’m sure they’d approve it, it’s just work figuring out how to apply for a variance, showing up to the meetings etc)

[KytKattin]

Be careful with the ameraucanas. They like a lot of space. If you keep them cooped they won’t lay much. That is actually why they aren’t used for factory farming. They are kind of wildish chickens. Some will tame down a little, but they like to do their own thing.

Cuckoo Marans are some of the BEST chickens ever. very personable and loving. And they lay good too! Plus their name is fun to say…

Keep in mind that all silkie chicks are straight run, so you might end up with a couple of roos. Don’t trust ANYONE that says otherwise. They are either lieing or just giving you a guess. It is actually dangerous to vent sex them. However, you could get some pullets and be a little more sure about what you are getting, but it will cost you more. The general rule with all chickens is “it isn’t a chicken until it lays an egg!”

[bunnyfriend]

That’s so cool! My family wants to get chickens this summer.

Planting a veggie garden is great, it saves a lot of money especially if you plant enough vegetables for yourself too. Home grown stuff usually tastes a whole lot better. You can really tell a difference with strawberries, they have so much more flavor unlike the watery store bought ones.

[LittlePuffyTail]

I used to keep my horse at a barn where they had Silkies. I love them. They are adorable.

I would love to have a chicken as a pet.

[Lazee]

My cousin accross the road has all kinds of fancy chickens. She use to show and is very knowledgeable on the subject. If you have any specific questions let me know and I will ask her. I have laying hens. Our second batch of 10. Sexlinks (Rhode island reds and leghorn cross).
 

when my husband was building the hen house we called it the coup-de-vill cause he was going all out with his design.

but they are great to have.

[BinkyBunny]

Posted By Pandorachik on 02/02/2012 12:04 PM

Plus other great news!! ,, I am making (Myself!) A SOLID 100% PREDATOR PROOF BUNNY RUN (FOR OUTSIDE!!!)\\  

Once you get that done, take photos and let us know how you did that and the steps you took to make it safe. I started a section in the habitat area for outdoor runs that we would consider “safer” options. https://binkybunny.com/BUNNYINFO/RabbitHabitats/tabid/71/Default.aspx (scroll to outdoor runs).

It is very limited right now because I haven’t focused on gathering more photos for that but I also am very careful about what I put in there. I have received photos of some set-ups, but I may not consider them as safe as they can. For example there isn’t a top cover to prevent from birds of prey, if it isn’t too sturdy – a dog could knock it over. It also needs to be dig proof with either a solid ground OR an underground fence of sorts at the perimeter)put into the ground to prevent escape through digging.

So once you get your outside run done, please share as we are really needing more good examples.

[longhairmike]

shana wanted to get a silky chicken when we moved to az, but zoning only allows them on 1/2 acre+ properties here.
she said they would eat any scorpions, of which we actually only saw a few last summer.

instead we just have 50,000,000,000 quail and desert cottontails. and with javelina, bobcat, and coyote walking right up along our back fence, a chicken wouldn’t last one night.

[Pandorachik]

Lol lazee!!!!! we call ares the coop de ville too!!!! I swear. lol. my dad hasd gone outrageous on design too lol

[Elrohwen]

Mike, I worry a lot about coyotes too. We have 9 acres and our land borders some other forested areas (probably the largest area of non-developed land in our town) and we hear coyotes a lot. We’ll have to build one heck of a coop to keep them safe!

LPT, silkies really are adorable! My friends have one and I can always tell which eggs are hers because they’re so much smaller than the rest (still like a normal “large” or “medium” chicken egg, but small compared to the rest)

[LittlePuffyTail]

I love their furry feet!

[Pandorachik]

Me too!!!

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