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post #1 of 8
5/20/12 at 8:15am
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Hello to all.

 

I'm looking into getting some BYC. In research phase right now making sure this is something I really want to dive into. Loads of questions...coops? breeds? feed? What do chickens do in the cold and snow? loads of questions.

 

Going to have a giant flock or 3-4 hens. I like the little bantam ones, wife likes the ones with big eggs....ah marriage ; )

Bet we get 3 "big" ones and 1 small one for me.

 

Little worried about my lawn...it's nice and I like it that way. Posted about that in the behavior forum.

By the time I build a coop and pick my breeds it will probably be spring of next year before I actually have birds.

 

be well

 

MO

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"If the women don"t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy,"

                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                  

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post #2 of 8
5/20/12 at 9:28am

Welcome to BYC! frow.gif Feel free to ask any questions you have, we're here to help. 

 

A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked ~ Bernard Meltzer

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post #3 of 8
5/20/12 at 10:11am

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 #4 of 8
5/20/12 at 10:33am

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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 #5 of 8
5/20/12 at 1:28pm
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 #6 of 8
5/20/12 at 1:33pm
Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan big_smile.png

Chickens are pretty easy on grass, but tough on gardens

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?

 



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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 #7 of 8
5/21/12 at 5:44am

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Be sure to check out the Colorado thread:

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/68894/colorado/4960

1 Buff Orp, 1 EE, 1 Buckeye, 2 Blue Rocks, 1 Australorp, 1 BBS Frizzle Cochin and 1 Barred Rock
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1 Buff Orp, 1 EE, 1 Buckeye, 2 Blue Rocks, 1 Australorp, 1 BBS Frizzle Cochin and 1 Barred Rock
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post #8 of 8
5/21/12 at 11:35pm

Welcome to BYC!  It's a great resource for getting your questions answered.  We have a chicken tractor we move daily and while you can tell where the chickens have been (poop and some shavings) it meets my husband's requirements for the lawn and he's pretty picky as far as a green (albeit organic so with some non-grass green stuff mixed in) lawn.  Enjoy the research and chickens!  smile.png

Living with six chickens, three cats, two goldfish, two goats, two steer, one schipperke, one adorable son, and one wonderful husband - and did I mention the six chickens? 

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Living with six chickens, three cats, two goldfish, two goats, two steer, one schipperke, one adorable son, and one wonderful husband - and did I mention the six chickens? 

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