12 newbies in da house!

[New2chicluv]

Just got 12 adorable chics and I am so excited to watch them.
I've never had chics and they are currently living in a large dog cage in our living room, that my husband put sides on. We've had them 3 days and I'm so nervous, I check on them constantly. We have 4 different kinds, I'm not even sure what they all are. 4 Easter Eggers, 2 Rhode Island Reds, 4 black and white speckled ones??? And 2 small black ones that are suppose to have red on the wings??? All egg layers
We have 1 escape artist I named Amelia Bodelia, 2 reds I named Scarlet and Blondie who are the largest of the 12, 2 tiny black beaked, black headed bullies I named Thelma and Louise. (Odd the smallest one should peck the others.) I'm still working on naming them all and learning about them. They share our house with our rescue dog Taz, he'll be 2 in July, he isnt quite sure what to think of them, he's curious and a bit jealous but, so far been really good with them. We just added a stick tonight and I'm amazed how quickly they got on it. I have been consulting this site for all my many questions and decided to join. I'm looking forward to learning more and overjoyed about my girls!!!

 

[LaurEliz]

Hello and welcome! I think you're going to have so much fun with your chickens as they grow. I wish more of my dogs were good with my chickens. Two of mine don't acknowledge them at all and I am certain that, if the others managed to get to them, they'd be dinner!

 

[drumstick diva]

When your chicks are older - you can post individual photos of them at "what breed or gender is this," and have them sorted out.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and welcome to BYC!

 

[N F C]

Do you have your coop ready for the chicks? Those little fluff balls grow fast and will be ready to go outside almost before you know it.

Thanks for joining us!

 

[ronott1]

Chicks are so cute!

Yes they will sometime escape, especially the EEs

 

[New2chicluv]

When your chicks are older - you can post individual photos of them at "what breed or gender is this," and have them sorted out.

Thank you that'd be great

 

[New2chicluv]

Do you have your coop ready for the chicks? Those little fluff balls grow fast and will be ready to go outside almost before you know it.

Thanks for joining us!

Not yet but will be working on it

 

[Joeschooks]

Hello and congratulations on getting your chicks There’s so many helpful, knowledgeable folks here and I’m sure you’ll find this site a very useful resource.

 

[Teila]

G'Day from down under New2chicluv Welcome!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

BYC has Topic of the Week discussions which I have found to be a great resource, informative and sometimes entertaining; so definitely worth checking out. This one may be of particular interest:
Topic of the Week - Dogs and chickens

If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

Including your general location on your profile will assist others. Location, climate, season etc can be important factors when members are responding to any questions you may have and vice versa.

You might want to Find Your State Thread and pop in and say hello.

You may also be interested in these links:

• Raising Baby Chicks Forum
• Coop & Run Forum
• Breed or Gender Forum [which Diva mentioned]