Rodney Roo and the Bug Patrol Crew! Our laying hens and rooster are treated like pets. They are safely kept in an enclosed coop at night, and are allowed to forage freely during the day. Their forage is supplemented with a high-quality egg layer pellet and of course, tasty kitchen scraps!
We believe that happy chickens mean great eggs. Our chickens lead rich lives and have individual personalities. Foraging offers them a wide variety of tasty bugs, seeds, and other morsels, and their daily walks around the property offer healthy exercise and variety to their day.
We currently have two varieties of chickens, Barred Plymouth Rock and Golden Comet. The Barred Plymouth Rock or Barred Rock chickens are mainly white and black, with a bar pattern throughout the feathers. The Golden Comets are a cross between a Rhode Island Red and a White Leghorn. Both are daily layers and provide excellent, large brown eggs. Both make good broilers, too.
We are collecting an average of 7-9 eggs per day from our 9 laying hens. While we currently have capacity for additional laying hens, we would like to expand the coop first to keep them comfortable.
The chickens are so fun to watch. They definitely have personalities. The Golden Comets are very curious, friendly, and nosy to the point of being a nuisance. They're also musical! They love music and will hang out with Mister Fluster in the shed when he's got the jams going. The Golden Comets also never shut up and will even softly chutter to themselves when roosting. The Barred Rock chickens are much more reserved and quiet, with the exception of Rodney Roo. Like most men, he loves the sound of his voice and promptly greets the day before 4 A.M. Repeatedly. Every few minutes. He'll also crow throughout the day, just to let everyone know who's boss. But we all know who the boss is... it's our biggest Barred Rock hen, Bertha. She rules the roost and will put Rodney, our sweet, shy rooster, in his place. The world of chicken drama is never dull!
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