Rachel Ferrell:
Hey, it’s Rachel Ferrell. Today on the New Old Fashioned Way, we are going to talk about my backyard chickens. We have six total birds. Over here, we’ve got a little silky. Her name’s Becca and she has a crooked beak. Her size and her beak defect have required us to put her in her own run because our big birds like to beat her up. This right here is Chickaletta. She is an Americana. She has a light blue egg. It’s almost white. It’s really pretty. Then, we’ve got four of these red birds. They lay just plain brown eggs, but they are super layers. They lay almost every single day, really every day. This Americana, she lays probably once every other day. Then, Becca, we’re lucky to get one or two a week from her.

Rachel Ferrell:
But we kept it really simple. This coop came from Tractor Supply. This one came from walmart.com. We get their food from Tractor Supply or they eat whatever scraps we have left over. The big things to look out for is to make sure whenever you move that you are not restricted in having chickens. So, if you want backyard chickens, if that’s a big plan or a dream of yours to have these backyard birds, then definitely make sure whenever you move that you’re not moving somewhere that restricts you from being able to have them.

Rachel Ferrell:
And definitely check and see how many there are some areas that’ll only allow you to have six total birds. But for us, we can have as many as we went. Six is enough for us, though. There were several books and resources that we read before purchasing the birds. We definitely didn’t want to get into it without having done our research. But for the most part, they’re really simple to take care of. When we go on vacation, we just have a neighbor come over and collect the eggs so they don’t beat them up. Make sure they’ve got enough water and food, and then they get to keep the eggs for coming over and taking care of them for us.

Rachel Ferrell:
Anyway, if you’re interested in backyard chickens, I definitely suggest jumping into it. I can give you some tips based off of our experience, but I’m also going to link some resources below that we relied on whenever we made the choice to have our backyard birds. If you’re looking to move somewhere and you need some help finding a place that’s chicken appropriate, then we can definitely make that happen too. We hope you have a great day.