Icurrently live outdoors of St. Louis County in Missouri and keep Barred Plymouth Rock chickens . I grew up , though , in a pocket-size town in Missouri . We live on within the metropolis limits , but most of my acquaintance lived in the country .
I spent most of my weekends as a young at my best friend ’s house farm where we would wreak , swim , ride four - wheelers and complete her chores together .
I was always in sexual love with the estimate of husbandry , and I adored all the beast my friend ’s family had . Our risky venture with the cattle , sheep and crybaby were the high spot of my childhood memories . Ashley Miller
Fast Forward
Twenty - four year later and I now have a home of my own on a few acres outside of St. Louis County . I have a large veggie garden , some apple and peach tree , and my own spate of crybaby .
My married person is an engineer , and he designed and work up our chicken hencoop himself . Once that was complete , I venture out into the vast creation of chickens .
Here are some gratuity for prefer the right crybaby coop model .
Ashley Miller
It took me forever to find the stock I require because I knew that I wanted secure ballock - layers with a favorable personality . They also needed to be able-bodied to treat Missouri ’s uttermost weather condition alteration .
I ended up proceed with theBarred Plymouth Rocksfrom a nearby hatchery . Ever since the first sidereal day I arrest those baby rocks , I ’ve been head over dog for my chickens!Ashley Miller
Food for Thought
I save all of my kitchen and garden flake to be mix in with my flock ’s food .
When I ’m shopping , I always regain myself pick up battered veggie and yield from the local grocery storage — at a bank discount cost — just for the pot . Now , even our kitchen is slow being transform into a Gallus gallus - centered oasis !
I now have eight beautiful hens and a rooster name Blue . I am hop to expand my flock by fix some Barred Plymouth Rock chicks this spring and possibly introducing some different inheritance breeds , such asRhode Island Reds .
stop out these 7 wind for feeding kitchen chip to chicken .
I wish to be traditional and stick with the inheritance breeds . In the spring , I am most excited about have some excess help in the garden from my flock . They can be great tiller !
Raising chicken has been a wonderful risky venture so far , and I am look forward to the exciting journey ahead !
Ashley Miller
Ashley Miller lives in Hazelwood , Missouri , and is a alternate instructor for the Hazelwood and Orchard Farm school districts . She delight hike , running and gardening in her free time .
This article earlier seem in the May / June egress ofChickensmagazine .
