New to Chickenry

[CajunRoo]

Hello All and I am hopeful to learn/discuss trials and tribulations with caring for backyard chickens!
I reside in south Louisiana and have purchased a chicken coop/tractor from a local company that I decided to support. It is a very nice chicken tractor.. very expensive.. but should last a lifetime with no more than regular maintenance. (pics to follow later)
I like to jump in instead of slowing easing into things so this is my first venture with chickens. I purchased 12 hens and 1 roo from a farm supply store in Gonzales LA and raised them all up and theyre currently 12 weeks old. No eggs yet but I should start getting some by Feb 2024 from all that I've read. My baby roo didn't make it so the girls are gonna be laying unfertilized eggs for a while.
I went with 3 breeds 4x each. Australorp (black), Speckled Sussex, and New Hampshire Reds.

 

[LTAY1946]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad to have you in this poultry lovers community.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Oh I am sorry you lost your boy. Never easy on the heart. Your flock sounds lovely!

Make yourself at home here and ask as many questions as needed.

 

[Jenbirdee]

hello and welcome to BYC!!

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!! Sorry about your rooster. Once you know for sure you want another one and what kind, if you have no other place to look yet, there's a Louisiana group here you could inquire in.

 

[N F C]

Hi, you have some nice breeds in your flock...any time you'd like to share a photo, we'd like to see them!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. If they are confined to the tractor, I wouldn't be in any hurry to add a rooster.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to the BYC community.