Three little cuties

[crimsoncarey]

Hey everyone,
I live in Charlotte, NC and I am very new to raising chickens. My 3 sons and I just got our first 3 chicks this past Friday and we are hooked. Right now we have them in a kiddie swimming pool with chicken wire around the sides to prevent them from jumping out. I can't believe how much they have changed in the past 3 days! We have already noticed that one of them is definitely in charge. My boys have gotten into the recycling bin and made them a little house, and believe it or not they cuddle up together in there to nap. I see how this can be addicting. I'll need to stay away from the hardware store where we get the chicks

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[Teila]

G’Day from down under crimsoncarey

Welcome & Congratulations!

As you have already received links to some good starting points, I will just wish you all the best.

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

If you would like to share more pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us. The world of chickens sure is addictive!

These links may be useful at the moment:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-and-raising-chicks
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/raising-your-baby-chicks
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/...ks-the-first-60-days-of-raising-baby-chickens

You'll find lots of info in the Learning Centre - https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center and if you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224

All the best
CT

 

[drumstick diva]

What breed did you pick??

 

[crimsoncarey]

We got 3 Buff Orpingtons. My husband and I went over the list of breeds sold at the hardware store, and this is the breed he was willing to get. I wanted to get a RIR and a Leghorn but he wasn't happy with some of the "cons" on the RIR and he wanted brown eggs

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