{"id":105,"date":"2020-01-19T03:38:58","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T03:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sugarthechickendog.com\/?p=105"},"modified":"2021-08-08T03:18:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T03:18:50","slug":"sugars-backyard-chickens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sugarthechickendog.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/19\/sugars-backyard-chickens\/","title":{"rendered":"Sugar’s Backyard Chickens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 2017, we decided to get backyard chickens. We aren’t able to have a rooster in the city limits and after losing a couple of chicks to a hawk, we decided to get a livestock guardian<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sugar loves her chickens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet our girls: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trudy <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Trudy is our white Leghorn. If you are familiar with the old cartoon Foghorn Leghorn.<\/a> That’s the type of chicken she is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She’s our boss bird and at the top of the pecking order<\/strong><\/a>. Trudy alert’s the other girls if there is any sign of danger but she sure likes that Sugar is there to take care of anything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buttercup <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Buttercup is a Golden Comet. She’s a sexlink and bred for egg-laying. She will lay over 300 eggs per year. She’s a great chicken and second in the pecking order. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trixie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Trixie is a Buckeye. She is our hunter and a dual-purpose bird, which means she can be used for egg-laying or meat. Buckeye’s are cold hardy with their pea comb so in the Texas summers, we have to be careful that she doesn’t get overheated. She likes to get in a bowl of water to cool off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n