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Hi, I am just now entertaining the idea of having chickens and a coop. I need to learn more though. This looks like a great place to start.

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Hi, I am just now entertaining the idea of having chickens and a coop. I need to learn more though. This looks like a great place to start.

 

Yes it's a GREAT place to start :) & STAY!  First u obviously needa decide your main goal -- Are you wanting them for pets/entertainment?, egg production?, breeding, showing, etc.? Then u can go to this page http://www.backyardchickens.com/products/category/chicken-breeds, it kinda helps u figure out what breeds u might want, unless u already had some in mind lol.png.  But first, obviously you'll need to decide how many chickens you want? Then you could start building or buying a coop that fits your # of chicks/chickens. But yea, start w/the chicken breed page or this page http://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/2/Coops that should get you started a little bit. There's alot of nice ppl here that absolutely LOVE our chickens!!!love.gif so don't be afraid to ask anything :)

**3 RIR hens  **White Leghorn hen  **7 GLW(2 chicks) **9  (1 JG, 1 Silkie mix, 1 silkie, 4 mix Nankin/OE's, 1 Lorp, 1 JG/Prod red), ***4 Seramas

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**3 RIR hens  **White Leghorn hen  **7 GLW(2 chicks) **9  (1 JG, 1 Silkie mix, 1 silkie, 4 mix Nankin/OE's, 1 Lorp, 1 JG/Prod red), ***4 Seramas

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This is the greatest place to start.

 

Come along and check out all the fantastic information

these members have to to share. Ask questions, learn.

 

And Hello from Spookland.

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

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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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- New for 2013 - Breeding Icelandic Chickens -

 

- Member of The American Buckeye Club -

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Greetings from Kansas, denimi, and welcome-byc.gif!  Glad you have you on BYC - don't be a stranger!  wee.gif

I never considered a difference in opinion, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.  - Thomas Jefferson
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.  - Ben Franklin
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.  - Teddy Roosevelt
 

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I never considered a difference in opinion, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.  - Thomas Jefferson
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.  - Ben Franklin
If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.  - Teddy Roosevelt
 

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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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Welcome to BYC from a fellow Michigan Chicken Keeper. Head on over to the Michigan Thread- Everyone is Welcome, and talk with other MI people about what is good for particular area.

At the very least, wipe the poop off your feet before getting in the car.

"Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"
Good night sweet Trousers, The Derp Club will miss you.
Treasure the love you recieve above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished. Og Mandino
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At the very least, wipe the poop off your feet before getting in the car.

"Member of the Derperella Club-- We're just all goin' round' the rooster, here!"
Good night sweet Trousers, The Derp Club will miss you.
Treasure the love you recieve above all. It will survive long after your gold and good health have vanished. Og Mandino
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Welcome to BYC! big_smile.png

 

“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.” -Martin Luther King

 

“Only I keep wishing I could think of a way to…to show the Capitol they don’t own me. That I’m more than just a piece in their 'Games'” -Peeta Mellark

 

 

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“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.” -Martin Luther King

 

“Only I keep wishing I could think of a way to…to show the Capitol they don’t own me. That I’m more than just a piece in their 'Games'” -Peeta Mellark

 

 

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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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