Keeping and Feeding Chickens

In an earlier post I mentioned a trip I took to the mountains in October. What does this have to do with keeping and feeding chickens? Anymore when I go somewhere I scour my favorite forum, BYC, and check to see if anyone has any chickens for sale in the poultry breed of choice. Well it turns out on that trip I found two different poultry breeds, White Orpingtons and Light Brahmas.

Pictures are better than words so here is my latest addition to my chicken farm:

white orpington cockerel

white orpington pullet

I purchased these birds from a lady in Newport, TN. Aren’t they beautiful!?! I am so pleased with their looks and disposition of the cockerel. He is very friendly.

When I purchased these they were told to be at point-of-lay but when I got them home the hen immediately went in the nest box

And proclaimed to all that she laid an egg!

chicken laid an egg

If that was the end of the story I would surely be pleased but I also located a couple of Light Brahma pullets I picked up in Knoxville, TN.

Light brahma pullets

In my opinion I had a very successful and enjoyable trip. This was our first real mini-vacation in a while and it was enjoyable. We rented a cabin on the outskirts of Hartford, TN, and visited Maggie Valley. The trees were just beginning to change colors but while we were there a cold front came through and we saw snow. Being from KY I am very familiar with snow but it was nice to see and know that I was heading south in a couple of days.

All in all, we had a nice trip in spite of the rain. We picked up the chickens on a Sunday and headed back south but took backroads through Georgia and made it home on Monday evening. With the chickens in the back of the truck (under cover), the keeping and feeding of them while on the road was a little challenging but all made it home and have recovered nicely.

Tags: buying chickens, light brahma, road trip, white orpington