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post #1 of 9
4/13/12 at 11:19am
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Hello!

My husband and I got our verrrrry first babies in Feb 2012 and we are absolutely in love!

They were one day old and are now 8 weeks. We got them mainly for fertilization for the garden and secondly eggs, but had no idea what fun we were getting ourselves into!

 

They are the cutest sweetest littles! We could (and have) watch them for hours!

 

We have started out with

2 silkies (MY FAV!!!) "chikita" and "mo"

2 black sex links "sadie" and still nameless

2 rhode island reds still nameless

1 welsummer still nameless

 

We originally were planning on getting 4, but then when I went to pick them up I needed more! and the lady told me that the likely hood of one or more dying is possible so we got more. And they are all alive and well!

 

They are so much fun. 

I have come to this forum often for tips and advice and things to look for and it has been verrrry helpful so i finally took the time to join!

 

The babies are going to be ready to be outside soon so I am building a coop out of pallets and an old rabbit hutch.

I will have to post some pics as I go. I have seen tons here that are so amazing so I am excited to get started on mine!

 

 

 

 

 

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post #2 of 9
4/13/12 at 11:23am

Hi! I am new also, welcome!! Like you I have been coming this site for a month and just joined last night. Good luck with the coop. The whole first time chicken thing is so much fun just like you said!! We looooove it!! Oh, and we built our coop out of an old shed, my guy is very handy!! Nice to meet'ya! :)

6 year old Chihuahua-Toodle ooh, 3 year old Chihuahua-Chester, 9 month old German Shepherd-Samantha, 6 mixed breed from sex links to star pullets, 1 goldfish Roy, 4 young Barred Rocks, and 1 young Bantam. I love my life, I love my animals.....yup, I am a Hapi Grl :)

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6 year old Chihuahua-Toodle ooh, 3 year old Chihuahua-Chester, 9 month old German Shepherd-Samantha, 6 mixed breed from sex links to star pullets, 1 goldfish Roy, 4 young Barred Rocks, and 1 young Bantam. I love my life, I love my animals.....yup, I am a Hapi Grl :)

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post #3 of 9
4/13/12 at 11:58am

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

 
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
— Maya Angelou

 

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

 
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”
— Maya Angelou

 

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post #4 of 9
4/13/12 at 12:08pm

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan frow.gif

Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



My Chickens
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/1muttsfans-chickens
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Home of the world's cutest dachshund, one crazy blue heeler, two cats,
              one fat pony, and many (but not too many!) chickens

              Can anyone tell me, how many are too many chickens?

 



My Chickens
http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/1muttsfans-chickens
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post #5 of 9
4/13/12 at 3:22pm

  frow.gif & welcome-byc.gif from Alabama. Glad you joined us. 

Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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Dorothy: The woman keeps a chicken in her home, how normal can she be?
Rose: I kept a chicken in my home.
Dorothy: You see my point?
The Golden Girls "Long Day's Journey Into Marinara"

 

Check out my Blog: The Country Chick                          And be sure to check out our soap shop on Etsy, here.

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post #6 of 9
4/13/12 at 4:31pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad you joined. thumbsup.gif

TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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TIME is the best thing to spend on a child!
Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!

Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!

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post #7 of 9
4/13/12 at 5:43pm

Hi && Welcome!!!

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post #8 of 9
4/13/12 at 8:57pm

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined us!

  AnnElise Clark

 

~Chickens are like potato chips, you can't just have one!~ 

 

Silver Laced Wyandotte's, Silkies, Ameraucana's, Easter Egger's, Belgian d'anvers, Leghorns, California Whites, Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, one Black Jersey Giant rooster, Guinea's, Ducks, and one Sweetgrass turkey tom. 

 

 

 

 

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  AnnElise Clark

 

~Chickens are like potato chips, you can't just have one!~ 

 

Silver Laced Wyandotte's, Silkies, Ameraucana's, Easter Egger's, Belgian d'anvers, Leghorns, California Whites, Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks, Black Australorps, Buff Orpingtons, one Black Jersey Giant rooster, Guinea's, Ducks, and one Sweetgrass turkey tom. 

 

 

 

 

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post #9 of 9
4/15/12 at 5:29am

LL

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Lucky to have an awesome wife.  Father to three boys.  As for animals...rabbits, chickens and goats, oh my!
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Lucky to have an awesome wife.  Father to three boys.  As for animals...rabbits, chickens and goats, oh my!
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