Newbie from Tennessee

Hi! I moved out to the country in June and got my first 4 hens and 1 rooster as an anniversary gift in November. Everyone knows the 10th is the live poultry anniversary, right? They were 6 months old at the time. They started laying in the middle of our coldest weather snap last month when we had a rare few inches of snow on the ground, and they've been dependable layers since. They're a mixed breed lot, not sure what their ancestors even were! But they lay large brown eggs, and I love them. My roo didn't come back to the coop after a day of free ranging (as they always do) about 10 days ago. I just replaced him with a new rooster yesterday. So that's my flock!

And about ME... I own a preschool on the same property as my home, and my students help feed the chickens (usually fruit scraps from snack time) and gather eggs. I love that they're all getting those experiences! I have 4 kids, a husband, and 2.5 cats (the .5 is a stray that we're probably adopting by default.)

Happy to be here and eager to learn and help where I can.

Welcome to BYC!!

How nice that the preschool kids get such a great experience. I bet they talk a lot about it to their parents. Just think, you are probably shaping future farmers that someday will join BYC. Glad you joined the flock

Hello and Welcome To BYC!

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Glad you could join the flock! Lovely to hear you have the children helping you with the chickens. I think it's great for children to learn about the care of animals plus it gets them out in the fresh air which is great.

Hope you enjoy BYC, I am sure you will everyone here to help and very friendly

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined!

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us.

I'm glad you joined our community!

Good luck with your chickens! If you have any questions, we'll be happy to help.