This is my first time ever owning chickens, and I love it! I've had my girls for about a year, and plan on getting a couple more next year.
They are all just over a year old, and I got them all at the same time at Wilco. I have loved the experience, and they are some of the best pets I have...
Right now I have:
Buff Orpington
Barred Rock
Speckled Sussex
For next year I would like to get some combination of:
Australorp
Americauna
Rhode Island Red
Leghorn
Wow, that's great info, thanks! Mostly, I'm just looking for resources. I probably won't be getting new chicks for another year, but I thought I might as well get the information now.
My barred rock is the nicest girl of my flock. She comes to the gate of her coop to greet me each time I go out there. Always the first to venture into the unknown parts of the backyard when they're let out. When she was a chick, if I was paying too much attention to someone else, she would let...
My two Speckled Sussex are nice enough. They don't peck at the other hens or at me, and they pretty much just leave everyone alone. Don't come up to me like the rest of the flock when I let them out of the coop, and really hate being picked up. If I try they start struggling a lot and if/when...
I own two BO's, both very sweet animals, but not super affectionate. Both of my Orpingtons tolerate being picked up or held without much raucous, although it's not their favorite activity. They like to be around people, and each have their own personality quirks. One of them is a little shier...
I hope you get your Buff Orpingtons. I own two and they are great. Barred Rocks are great too though. I have one and she's the most affectionate of my flock. Congrats on the new chicks and welcome.
Great, thanks everyone! Does anyone have any suggestions for research books or sites for ducks other then the one suggested earlier: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/750869/raising-and-caring-for-ducklings#post_10611711?
Wow! Thanks everyone for so much information! This was exactly what I was looking for.
I have a slow running creek in my backyard and I was thinking that that could be the duck's water source. Would this work?
Hello. I don't know much about ducks, and this is just an idea for the future, but it sounds like a fun idea to keep ducks. If anyone has suggestions on breeds, or has tips on duck keeping, please let me know.