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Songster
Hi y'all,
Sorry for the late introduction, but my family is living in limbo until we close on our house in a few weeks. It's been tough! I've been using this time to research and try to plan out my leap into backyard chickens, now that we can have them. Self sustainability is the goal for my family.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am a super newbie and still trying to decide which breeds I want to get, how many?, what kind of coop, etc.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? Zero
(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? Google and my friend Sabrina
(5) What are some of your other hobbies? Gardening, jewelry making, and sewing to a degree.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
So, I am married and we have 4 boys, a 12yr old Jack Russell and a 5 yr old rescued tabby cat. We are in the process of relocating from Houston TX to Crozet VA. I was a Realtor in Houston and will be now focusing on my direct sales wine business, since I will be homesteading more now that we have a few acres. Lots of work ahead but I'm excited! We will be getting chickens as soon as we can and then I plan to add at least 3 dairy goats. My hubby is questioning how goat milk will be compared to cow's milk and I just say "trust me," lol! I have been looking around BYC and learned so much already. I'm so excited to join the forum and share in my journey.
Sorry for the late introduction, but my family is living in limbo until we close on our house in a few weeks. It's been tough! I've been using this time to research and try to plan out my leap into backyard chickens, now that we can have them. Self sustainability is the goal for my family.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am a super newbie and still trying to decide which breeds I want to get, how many?, what kind of coop, etc.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? Zero
(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? Google and my friend Sabrina
(5) What are some of your other hobbies? Gardening, jewelry making, and sewing to a degree.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
So, I am married and we have 4 boys, a 12yr old Jack Russell and a 5 yr old rescued tabby cat. We are in the process of relocating from Houston TX to Crozet VA. I was a Realtor in Houston and will be now focusing on my direct sales wine business, since I will be homesteading more now that we have a few acres. Lots of work ahead but I'm excited! We will be getting chickens as soon as we can and then I plan to add at least 3 dairy goats. My hubby is questioning how goat milk will be compared to cow's milk and I just say "trust me," lol! I have been looking around BYC and learned so much already. I'm so excited to join the forum and share in my journey.
) Raising chickens is a wonderful experience for children. Our children and granddaughter (pictured in my avatar) loved our chickens and made lap pets of the calmer and more gentle breeds. If you haven't done so already, definitely check out our Learning Center at 
