Consider this your official introduction.
Ninja is our rooster. He keeps all these hens in line. You may have heard that roosters are mean. Ours is a sweetheart. That is mostly due to the breed we have.
We have a total of 15 chickens. Last week I would have told you that we had 16. Things change quickly in the Sticks.
Can we take a minute to reflect on the life of chicken #16...................................
She was good girl, never did anything to anybody & she was cut down (not literally) in the prime of her youth by savage beasts.
Ok, really the dogs got a hold of her and were playing a little too rough. 😢
We got the first 3 hens when we adopted them from Jaci's Farm Club from her elementary school in June. The other 12 hens and rooster were purchased in July 2015. They were already a few months old.
Our chickens are free-range. We let them out in the mornings and they roam the property. They take dust baths and spend their time foraging. Ninja does a good job of warding off anything that would cause harm to the hens. Well except for the incident with dogs but you get what I am saying. There are a lot of hawks in our area and I am surprised that the number of chickens is not lower than 15. Roosters have been known to take down a hawk!
When the sun starts to go down they return to the coop. One of us goes out to shut their doors.
Some of the breeds we have are Brahma, Plymouth Rock and Rhode Island Red.
Currently, we have one hen laying eggs. She lays an egg almost everyday. Aren't they pretty? *See above pic.
Right now, she doesn't lay it until around lunch time. I always assumed that hens layed eggs early in the morning. Oh, the things I am learning.
We have seen evidence that another hen is getting ready to start laying. Can you imagine when all of them are laying.
Who wants eggs??? Just kidding...I can't promise anyone eggs right now.
We eat a lot of eggs.
Here is the chicken condo:
Also our rooster, Ninja, has just started crowing within the last week. It's so cute. No, it is not loud and annoying. Besides we are already awake & getting ready for school.
Trivia Question of the Day:
You need a rooster for your hens to lay eggs. True or False.
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