- Feb 24, 2017
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Hey y’all,
I registered for an account in 2017 and am just now confirming and introducing myself
This forum has been such a wealth of knowledge for so long I’m really grateful to have found it! I’m more of a wallflower so I like to admire and enjoy the chickens y’all post on here 
A little about me:
I was the stereotypical animal-loving child who would bring home every animal in the book. I had ducks, finches and a parakeet as a child and always wanted chickens. I made that dream come true in 2017 with a small backyard flock with a few barred rocks and golden comets. They became my garden buddies and I love their zest and inquisitive nature.
Fast forward 4 years and I have made the leap from backyard suburban chickens to owning a 13 acre farm in Alabama
I am finally getting to make my childhood dreams a reality and I feel so blessed. I now keep a forest flock of olive eggers, easter eggers and australorps, a breeding group of lavender orpingtons (such sweeties!!), a breeding group of wheaten marans and a small group of silkies. I’ve also started hatching chicks this spring and my kids are loving every minute of it as am I! I also have two pairs of royal palm turkeys and a few other barn friends that I care for. I have invested in and really appreciate the effectiveness of PremierOne electric poultry netting because we have foxes and other predators. End of story… I suffer from chicken calculus, the more extreme version of chicken math.
I registered for an account in 2017 and am just now confirming and introducing myself
This forum has been such a wealth of knowledge for so long I’m really grateful to have found it! I’m more of a wallflower so I like to admire and enjoy the chickens y’all post on here A little about me:
I was the stereotypical animal-loving child who would bring home every animal in the book. I had ducks, finches and a parakeet as a child and always wanted chickens. I made that dream come true in 2017 with a small backyard flock with a few barred rocks and golden comets. They became my garden buddies and I love their zest and inquisitive nature.
Fast forward 4 years and I have made the leap from backyard suburban chickens to owning a 13 acre farm in Alabama
I am finally getting to make my childhood dreams a reality and I feel so blessed. I now keep a forest flock of olive eggers, easter eggers and australorps, a breeding group of lavender orpingtons (such sweeties!!), a breeding group of wheaten marans and a small group of silkies. I’ve also started hatching chicks this spring and my kids are loving every minute of it as am I! I also have two pairs of royal palm turkeys and a few other barn friends that I care for. I have invested in and really appreciate the effectiveness of PremierOne electric poultry netting because we have foxes and other predators. End of story… I suffer from chicken calculus, the more extreme version of chicken math.
and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.
to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
