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After 5 months I got my first egg last Friday, and I now have two laying so I’m close to a dozen eggs. Which is good, they were starting to become freeloaders lol. It’s been a while since I posted, classes have taken up all my time. Plus I just got two established bee hives, so onto the next...

I almost did, but I didn’t want to bit tomorrow.

Yeah, took a bit since it’s dull, I was too scared to use my shears.

Hey everyone, I almost died of fright this morning. I was pruning my zucchini after watering and on the far side from my walkway and hose when I was bending down to pull up the end and prune the bottom leaves a copperhead snake was siting there coiled up. I was so freaked. It was only two feet...

Here’s my pics. Yet to be named chicken #1, I’m not posting a pic of unnamed chicken #2 since they look almost identical. Amelia. Jade looks the same but smaller so no pic for her either. Valerie My head hen, Grace. Since she likes to viciously peck my freckles and moles. I think she’s head...

Hey everyone, i bought my girls their finishing/grower food. They’ve got some real heft to them, especially Amelia who I think is the head hen. The past two nights I was getting lax with the coop training, and so they’ve been going into the same coop by themselves. So I guess I’ll just keep...

My extra coop came in Friday, I guess they didn’t have a back order anymore? I’ve replaced my temporary stand with a treated wood one and built another for the new one. At six weeks my girls have quadrupled in size, so I’m glad it came early. The coop training is going really well, they were up...

Love the names

Today I finally put up bird netting around three sides of the run and I’ve decided to use my dog pen on the door side so they don’t make a run for it when I open the door. Found some sturdy, straight, good sized sticks for a roosting corner under my shade tarp. All 8 sat on it within an hour of...

Today the chicks escaped the dog pen and the run while I was inside napping. Fortunately they didn’t wander far, nothing got them, and where good and let me collect them. It was my fault though since I forgot to recover the top of the pen after giving them last night’s peas and a bit of...

No biggie, they are both gorgeous girls anyways.

The one on the right has some gorgeous feathers. What kind is she?

It finally didn’t rain today so the girls got to go out into the run, still small enough to slip though the horse panels so still in the dog play pen. Even though the gaps are smaller one managed to get though without the bug netting, she didn’t wander too far so I let her stay out. I’ve named...

Ok I feel a bit better, thanks.

Today I put the girls in the coop and since it’s mid 70’s here in Texas, tonight is their first night out. Trying not to be a mama hen, but I’m kinda nervous. They are 80% covered in feathers, the coop is double insulated, and they have nice fresh hay in the bottom. The past week they haven’t...

Naturally. 😂

Almost done with the run! Just the bottom barrier left and I have to replace a step on the ramp, but otherwise I’m pretty happy. Definitely ready for them to go outside. Doesn’t show it since it’s taken before, but I’ve got bird netting zip tied to the top.

I knew they where here, I just didn’t expect the major players show up when I was out for only an hour.

I took my chicks outside for their first field trip. After catching on on the edge of the brooder! They chased each other over a beetle and a red lettuce leaf. But I’m glad I was in the little movable dog pen with them, because after 15 minutes one of the red tail hawks that have a nest...

Second week and some have already started roosting and awkwardly jump flying.