Hi to all you chicken lovers :)

Welcome to BYC Glad you joined us!

Thank you all for your warm welcomes I have a bunch of stuff to ask.

Welcome to BYC! We're glad to have you. Good luck with your flock!

hi,
I'm fairly new . WAS DOING GREAT WITH OUR BIG BEAUTIFUL BUFFS. BUT NOW I AM DISABLED AND HUSBAND IS 81 AND HE IS SO BUSY GOING AND NOW HIS DAUGHTER IS VERY SICK IN HOSPITAL SO WHAT I GOT TO DO IS GO BLEACH AND WASH OUT CHICKEN HOUSE. THOSE CHICKENS NEVER MISS A DAY LAYING. I LOVE THEM (WE DO).! THE ONLY THING IS I MADE A LITTLE RIVER THEY WANTED TO WASH FEET IN AND NOW THE POO AND EVERYTHING GETS IN IT AND THEY"DRINK" IT SOMETIMES ! YUCK! THEY HAVE ALL KINDS OF WATERERS YET THEY GRAB STUFF IN THERE SO I HAVE TO CLEAN A;ND MAKE SURE WHEN I WASH THE BLEACH GETS ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RIVER THEY CAN'T GET TO. BUT I DON'T WANT DISEASE OR WORMS. DO CHICKENS GET WORMS? ALSO MY HUSBAND WENT AND GOT 3 NH REDS BABIES AND I AM SO TIRED. WE PUT THEM IN CAGE OUTSIDE AFTER I KEPT THEM IN THE BEDROOM FOR AS LONG AS I COULD STAND THE CLEANING AND WASHING A CERTAIN SHEET WE USED FOR JUST THEM AND IT WORKED BUT I AM POOPED SO I PUT THEM ON CARPETS IN A LIT CAGE AND CARPET AROUND THE CAGE. THEY SEEM OK. I WORRY ABOUT THEM GETTING COLD SO I PUT THE LIGHT LOWER AND CERTAINLY DON'T WANT FIRE. IT'S ALMOST MORE THAN WE CAN HANDLE TILL HE GETS HIS DAUGHTER OUT OF HOSP. FOR HE'S NOT MUCH GOOD , WHICH I UNDERSTAND SO MUCH. WE'VE BEEN PRAYING FOR HER SO I BELIEVE GOD HAS HER. I REALLY LIKE THIS SITE TOO. GLAD IT'S HERE.
WE ARE ALSO RAISING TILAPIA IN A 1,500 GALL. TANK OUTSIDE AND WE COVERED IT AND PUT A BUCKETT HEATER IN THERE AND FINALLY GOT IT WARMER. WE ALMOST LOST THEM FROM COLD WATER. I THINK ITS OK NOW BUT WOW WE WORK HARD FOR BEING RETIRED. I CANT EVEN GET MY WORK DONE IN HOUSE RIGHT NOW . I HAVE A BROKEN BACK AND TWO SURGERIES AND NOW MY LEGS AND FEET ARE TRYING TO GOT TO SLEEP AND SCARING ME BUT I CAN NOT GIVE UP. SO THANKS FOR BEING HERE.!

MaryAnn I said:

Just wanted to introduce myself and say 'hi.' I have been lurking here for a month or two and decided to join. I am new to the chicken world - picked up my first chicks from Tractor Supply and now want to get more involved. Learned that you get what you pay for I don't want to be a chicken snob, but be the best chicken mom I can.

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so glad you decided to join us.