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post #1 of 12
6/13/12 at 1:51pm
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I am personally new to chickens but my husband raised them with his family when he was younger.

 

Right now we have 9 chickens all about the same age. Maybe a month difference between the oldest and the youngest. We have a pair of Black Australorps, a pair of Barred Rocks, a pair of Buff Orpingtons, a pair of Silver Laced Wyandottes, and 1 Black Star. We have a few quail too.

When I was doing research on raising chickens and trying to prepare for the chicks, this site kept coming up with all the answers. So I joined. It has been an invaluable resource. Fun too.

I am a stay at home mom and ranching hand. We have 250 head of angus cattle, 8 quarter horses, 4 pigs, 2 dogs, 3 cats, and 3 children under the age of 5. Needless to say we are a VERY busy family. 

 

Caring for and raising chickens has been so much fun and so rewarding. I can't wait to increase my flock some more.

 

Thank you BYC!!!

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post #2 of 12
6/13/12 at 2:29pm

Glad your enjoying your animals! frow.gif

 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 #3 of 12
6/13/12 at 2:35pm
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Yes, really I am. Thank you!!!

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post #4 of 12
6/13/12 at 2:46pm

frow.gif                        welcome-byc.gif              from washington state        glad you joined us!

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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post #5 of 12
6/13/12 at 2:52pm

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 #6 of 12
6/13/12 at 3:27pm
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Thank you to everyone for the welcome. I really do love this site and its members. Everyone is so helpful and have so much knowledge to share. Thank you! 

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post #7 of 12
6/13/12 at 4:56pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. 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 #8 of 12
6/13/12 at 5:49pm
Hi and welcome-byc.gif

You should also check out Backyardherds if you haven't already. Sounds like it might be a thing for you guys too. tongue.png To quote someone else I saw posting the other day "Sounds like quite the zoo you have there". Awesome. Hope to see you round!! frow.gif
Don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have, and enjoy the site. big_smile.png
"It's great to have allies... but true character shines through when a man's got to fight for himself, and he becomes the start of something great."
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"It's great to have allies... but true character shines through when a man's got to fight for himself, and he becomes the start of something great."
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post #9 of 12
6/13/12 at 7:19pm
Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan big_smile.png

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 #10 of 12
6/13/12 at 11:26pm

Hello and welcome to BYC frow.gif

 

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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