Hello from Austin TX!

[Leahs Coop]

Hello Noelle and JJ, welcome to Backyard Chickens! So glad you decided to join the flock!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[cmfarm]

Hi and Welcome! We are in Elgin so we are very close to you. If you need chicks in the spring we will have all sorts of neat breeds to pick from.

 

[ValerieJ]

Hi! Welcome to BYC!

 

[Katonk]

Welcome from texoma! I love that you're trying to make an educated decision on which birds you want. For us, after clearly defining our needs and abilities, we found that the delawares were our dream breed. They're hard to find tho and a threatened breed (check out the livestock conservatory lists for more on that) so when the time to buy our flock came it was all about what we could afford out of what was available in breeds that were the closest fit. Ended up with a Delaware rooster by accident and he's a dream!!!
If I can make a recommendation a great all around book to help you understand all things chicken is "the small scale poultry flock" by Harvey ussery. When we first started researching I began on a permaculture website but they quickly pointed to that book and this site for the hard hitting facts and a conglomeration of serious experience on the many many topics of fowl.
I love these beautiful chicken people! I've even managed to get oodles of help locating fellow dellow enthusiasts
I think the most awesome thing about chickens is that there's a breed of chicken for nearly every lifestyle. I hope you find your perfect fit and welcome again

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Good morning Nicole and JJ, welcome to the BYC flock!!!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[noelle_and_jj]

Welcome from texoma! I love that you're trying to make an educated decision on which birds you want. For us, after clearly defining our needs and abilities, we found that the delawares were our dream breed. They're hard to find tho and a threatened breed (check out the livestock conservatory lists for more on that) so when the time to buy our flock came it was all about what we could afford out of what was available in breeds that were the closest fit. Ended up with a Delaware rooster by accident and he's a dream!!!
If I can make a recommendation a great all around book to help you understand all things chicken is "the small scale poultry flock" by Harvey ussery. When we first started researching I began on a permaculture website but they quickly pointed to that book and this site for the hard hitting facts and a conglomeration of serious experience on the many many topics of fowl.
I love these beautiful chicken people! I've even managed to get oodles of help locating fellow dellow enthusiasts
I think the most awesome thing about chickens is that there's a breed of chicken for nearly every lifestyle. I hope you find your perfect fit and welcome again

What a beautiful breed!

 

[Claires Poultry]

Hello and a belated welcome to BYC!
We're so glad to have you here with us!
Thank you for joining our wonderful community of fellow poultry enthusiasts!

 

[Ac7941]

Welcome! My husband and I live in Austin as well and have a few backyard chickens. If you need a source for getting started with your chickens (and knowledge) we’ve gotten our pullets from Blue Star Ranch by lake Travis and have been very happy with them. Good luck and enjoy!