Thank you for the information. It is thoughtful and a good place to start. It is imperative that everyone do their homework and research before setting out on this journey. Sometimes you have to step out in faith on who you source your birds/eggs from. For a newbie like me, everyone is suspect until you jump in. Since Covid, it was very hard for me to even find a source of chicks. I ended up with a large distributor after trying to find a local. It all worked out in the end.
Loved reading this, a lot of things I wish I had done were on here. Especially (a) getting a good coop at the beginning/having one too small and (b) emergency first aid kit. I remember when Ponyo, my sisters Rhode Island Red, got really sick (she unfortunately passed) and the people on here were amazing and super helpful, but I didn't have the supplies on hand, including Nutri-Drench, aquarium tubing (for tube feeding her) and tons of other things. Had lots of good information, I liked the links attached, and the article was engaging.
Well written article. The links to more detailed articles were very useful. I often have a hard time finding additional articles on a particular subject. This article makes it easy to keep track of those additional resources. Thanks for the time and effort put into writing this article.
Such an important article. Thank you. I have a small enough flock (eight chickens) I can observe them well. These tips add to my list of what to look out for.
All the things I should have known before I bought chickens. Do it correctly right from the beginning. It’s waaaay easier than fixing all the mistakes.
All very true info, the pictures are nice. I have found out the hard way with some of these things, so I am glad that there are articles out there like this so others will not make the same mistakes!
