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dpholl2011

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New member here:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I’m brand new to chickens got my first ones on Wednesday, February 21.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
17 but 4 or 5 will go to my mother’s coop when they’re ready. She needed more chickens, but didn’t want to do the baby part.

(3) What breeds do you have?
I’ve got two Rhode Island reds, a cinnamon queen, two Ameraucanas, a Wyandotte (Blue Tint), three Easter eggers, A lavender Orpington, a amber star sex link, a black sex link, a dark, Brahma, a California gray, a blue copper maran, a starlight green egger, and a prairie Bluebell Egger


(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Right now, I’m just loving getting to meet them, and realizing that they all have their own little personalities.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
I crochet and knit, I read, I’m really into K-pop and I love BTS.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I’ve got two dogs and two cats. My husband, four sons and two grandsons. I work at Home as an administrative professional.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? :D

Just found out about you a few minutes ago. I’ve been looking for groups where I can learn things, and get advice. Joined another group 1st, but they don’t seem to be very active, so I went looking again. Glad to have found you.

Pardon, my typos and lack of capitalization. Those were a lot of words, so I dictated instead of typing. :)
 
New member here:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I’m brand new to chickens got my first ones on Wednesday, February 21.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
17 but 4 or 5 will go to my mother’s coop when they’re ready. She needed more chickens, but didn’t want to do the baby part.

(3) What breeds do you have?

I’ve got two Rhode Island reds, a cinnamon queen, two Ameraucanas, a Wyandotte (Blue Tint), three Easter eggers, A lavender Orpington, a amber star sex link, a black sex link, a dark, Brahma, a California gray, a blue copper maran, a starlight green egger, and a prairie Bluebell Egger


(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Right now, I’m just loving getting to meet them, and realizing that they all have their own little personalities.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
I crochet and knit, I read, I’m really into K-pop and I love BTS.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I’ve got two dogs and two cats. My husband, four sons and two grandsons. I work at Home as an administrative professional.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? :D

Just found out about you a few minutes ago. I’ve been looking for groups where I can learn things, and get advice. Joined another group 1st, but they don’t seem to be very active, so I went looking again. Glad to have found you.

Pardon, my typos and lack of capitalization. Those were a lot of words, so I dictated instead of typing. :)
Welcome to BYC, and best wishes with your new flock!

Here are my favorite beginning articles that helped me as a newbie. I hope you will find them helpful as well. All articles are short, have illustrations, and reviews, which are often worth looking at for the comments.

1. Intro to chicken keeping

2. Common mistakes & how to fix them

3. Ventilation (important to chicken health), with helpful links to coop designs organized by climate (because what is just right for my New England hens won't work for my brother's Arizona chickens)

3(a). Farmers Almanac on Building Coops (Includes size requirements!) Allowing plenty of space for chickens is really important because, even as chicks, they will start pecking each other or plucking their own feathers, or become unhealthy if they are overcrowded. Here is a link to Colorado State Extension's publication on space and temperature requirements for chicks as they age.

4. Predator protection for new & existing coops

5. Dealing with a muddy coop and run

6. Gardening for chickens

7. BYC Lists of Chicken Ailments and Cures

To look for articles on your own:

A. Use the SEARCH button, but use the Advanced Search choice, and select ARTICLES at the top of the box. Just enter your keyword(s) and scroll through your results!

B. I find it helpful to notice the rating and reviews. All articles are by BYC members, and all the reviews/ratings are as well. The ratings help a newbie like me sort the most useful and reliable articles.

C. You can bookmark the articles or posts you think you want to refer to again using that bookmark icon at the top of articles or posts. You can find them again by clicking on your own avatar and looking at the list of bookmarks you have built up!
 

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