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post #1 of 10
5/7/12 at 9:41am
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I have been lurking here at BYC since last August.  Finally got my 3 Red Star chicks in March.  They are 2 months old now and I am in love.  They already sit on my lap to be petted and jump up on my shoulders. 

 

I have a great 6x8 coop with a 6x8 attached covered run and it is totally secured.  I don't intend to let my chickens free-range until they are full grown because we have a lot of hawks.  I am currently researching my alternatives in hawk solutions.

 

My girls are:

Lucy

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Penny

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and Lily

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Do other people have chairs in their run so they can visit with the chickens? I bet there are a lot of you out there.

I also have a cat, Lacey, but she is very standoffish... no fun.

 

Thanks for all I have learned from your experiences and hope to learn more...

Tamma

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post #2 of 10
5/7/12 at 9:49am

hello and welcome!!!

 

I'm brand new to chickens too! I started building my coop in Feb and now I have 12 babies! Well they're almost 2 months old now, so not little babies anymore.

 

Enjoy your chickens and enjoy the forum :)

 

edited: also YES I go and sit with my chickens too and let them climb all over me

My chicken coop is now inhabited by chickens!

 

RIP June the chicken 4/23/13

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My chicken coop is now inhabited by chickens!

 

RIP June the chicken 4/23/13

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post #3 of 10
5/7/12 at 9:53am

welcome-byc.gif Newbie here too. A chair is a must!
 

Gold Laced Orpingtons have stolen my heart, time, and money!

http://www.goldlacedorpingtons.com

NPIP GA-1294    Flock is negative for T- P, MG, MS, and AI.

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Gold Laced Orpingtons have stolen my heart, time, and money!

http://www.goldlacedorpingtons.com

NPIP GA-1294    Flock is negative for T- P, MG, MS, and AI.

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post #4 of 10
5/7/12 at 10:24am
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It's great to know others are visiting their chickens too!!

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post #5 of 10
5/7/12 at 11:23am

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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 Crested Ducks                     Common Chicken Practices          Learn more about Avian Influenza

 

 

Helen: Daria, do you have to look at everything in such a negative light?

Daria: Could you possibly be referring to the harsh light of reality?

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post #6 of 10
5/7/12 at 11:27am

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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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  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 #7 of 10
5/7/12 at 11:31am

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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post #8 of 10
5/7/12 at 5:55pm
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 #9 of 10
5/7/12 at 6:02pm

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"

 

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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 #10 of 10
5/7/12 at 10:10pm

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Pure English Orpington Breeder

*Partridge Orpingtons *Spangle Orpingtons *Jubilee Orpingtons *Chocolate Orpingtons *BBS Orpingtons * English Lavenders* 

* Autumn Farm Orpingtons *

  

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Pure English Orpington Breeder

*Partridge Orpingtons *Spangle Orpingtons *Jubilee Orpingtons *Chocolate Orpingtons *BBS Orpingtons * English Lavenders* 

* Autumn Farm Orpingtons *

  

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