Hi All, thank you for the add.

[Chicken Alabama]

Looking forward to reading and joining in on discussions on chickens.
I'm from Athens, Alabama. I'm a somewhat newbie to tending chickens. I had chickens all my life growing up but really wasn't involved except to gather eggs each day for my Mom. I'm just a hobby chicken farmer so I don't have a large flock. My flock consists of 5 Heritage Rhode Island Reds Hens, 5 Heritage Barred Plymouth Rock Hens and 1 Heritage Barred Plymouth Rock Roaster. I cannot free range them on my 3 1/2 acre property due to the large number of both ground and aerial predators. So, they have a 20ft x 20ft pen/run with a 8ft x 5ft x 5ft coop. They are all 22 weeks old. 4 hens have begun laying fairy eggs so far. Attached is their home. The floor is 3in of small pea gravel covered by 4in of landscape sand.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you for joining us at Backyard Chickens, you are very welcome here

 

[416bigbore]

Hello and welcome to BYC, You found an Amazing Poultry Community to be a part of with many great knowledgeable members, who are more then willing to jump in and help you along your journey with any questions you may have.

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Good luck with your flock!

 

[Pork Pie]

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[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! It's nice to meet you!

 

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[Isaac 0]

Hello, and welcome to the BYC community.

 

[janiedoe]

Good morning, welcome to BYC!