The Chicken-N-Doodles Farm

05/28/2023

My wife going in to save our rooster and hen with a pellet gun. Unfortunately she was unable to save them, but definitely gave it her all.

05/28/2023

05/28/2023

It’s been a hectic month consumed by predator invasions. I’ve lost 29 chickens, and chicks this past month with last not being the loss of my last 2 adult chickens. I’d decided to no longer keep chickens until I can create an area and coop that’s completely predator resistant…. Well, apparently two chicks made it out of the coop during all of the chaos. Our neighbors found one and we found the other while were placing the recent find in the coop. Included with this post are some graphic video, as well as my wife giving her best effort to save the remaining chickens. She even got neighbors involved in the effort! She isn’t a fan of my birds, but really liked til he rooster… Carlos.

04/28/2023

The past week has brought with it a few tough losses. 2 years into having chickens, and I’ve not had to deal with predators being an issue before now. Unfortunately, in 2 separate incidents, I managed to lose all but 2 hens and my rooster. Unfortunately one of the surviving hens had to be culled due to eminent death. A couple weeks earlier I had my AC roosters disappear into the woods and not make it back. I’m not positive if that was the first sign of the predator attacks, or just bad luck. However, I have a raccoon issue that will need taken care of asap. I’ve buttoned up the coop to prevent anymore attacks, but the damage has already been done. I’ve got 40 eggs in the incubators, and may pick up a couple older chicks soon. This definitely sets my egg production back about 6-9 months.

04/19/2023

We got Lola a boyfriend!!! Hoping for our first litter next spring!! His name is Gorgeous George; he is a toy poodle! Together they will have a litter of F1bb miniature doodles. The coat colors are expected to vary greatly. Anything from cream, chocolate, red, black, parti, and merle coats. Once we have a verified pregnancy, we will be taking deposits!

03/20/2023

These birds are ready for summer weather, and fresh garden goodies.

01/09/2023

Sharing my post that’s received a lot of attention. Though I’m not the one that came up with the meme, I managed to share it with the right group and it blew up fast.

01/09/2023

Just a cat enjoying lunch with a flock of chickens.

This is normal, right ?!?! 😂

01/09/2023

Well…. A few days of my birds deciding they’d lay eggs somewhere else resulted in a nice surprise for me. I was getting a few, but assumed they had decided to take a break.

09/30/2022

Cuddling doodles

06/19/2022

05/01/2022

With a thunderstorm rolling in at dark, the flock made its way into the coop. With several young birds, the coop is crowded at night. This Ayam Cemani found herself a spot to be alone as the rain beats on the tin roof. We recently purchased a few cowhide crested polish hens…. You’ll notice one making her funny “I’m content” sound in the background.

04/13/2022

Charlie eagerly awaits, hoping Oliver will drop a Dorito.

04/13/2022

Just another day raising a flock of chickens!

04/12/2022

Lola decided she likes the new rug 😂