Recent content by Aigle

I unfortunately haven't had much contact with chickens since moving across the pond, but I get nice fresh eggs from a friend's flock, and get to watch far more pigeons than I'm used to!

The barn is not really an option, we get a number of snakes through and the cats and dogs who don't think twice about the adult hens may decide that new chicks look delicious

This may require some backstory. I help care for a flock that used to be a mixed flock, but now only has two six-ish year old Australorp hens. They fully free range, like without a coop or nest boxes, but they do this within an American style horse barn so that they are protected from our...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am not new, I started caring for them at 6 or so (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I don't have any right now but I take care of some for other people (3) What breeds do you have? The chickens I take care of are...