(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? - Im new to chickens, and the house we just bought came with a coop.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? - 7 Chickens(hopefully mostly hens) They got hatched from eggs and they are around 8 weeks old now.
(3) What breeds...
My wife (Callie) and I (Hunter) bought our first flock of day-old chicks in early 2021, a few months after getting married. I grew up raising chickens from pullets, but raising from day-olds was new to me. Raising chickens in general was new to Callie, so it has been a fun adventure for both...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
-When I was 2 years old, my mother brought home some retired egg-factory chickens. They were so happy to be out of that place, I could do anything with them!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
-Honest answer? Our...
I have been reading a lot about chickens on this forum since 2019. My neighbors had a coop with 8 chickens and gave me 3 new baby chicks they got. I kept the 3 together in a temporary coop/dog pen but always had the option to send them next door to stay with the neighbors’ chickens. One...
I got my first 4 chickens 3 months ago, now I'm up to 19 chickens, I have a lot of different breeds, some australorps, araucana, sulmtaler, leghorn, darf chicks, dwarf cochin, appenzeller and some where I'm not sure about the breed exactly. :thumbsup
I love keeping chickens because everyone has...
Hello!
I'm new here, have scrolled through many times before, finding helpful advice from already answered questions. I figured it was time to join.
I have a misfit (I don't know what breed she is) hen and a polish rooster and 2 nigerian dwarf goats. A few too many cats and a dog.
I love...
Hello and thank you for being such a welcoming and helpful community so far! My name is Devin and I’m so happy to be here with you all.
Without further ado, here is my introduction Q&A ☺️
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I first got chickens a little over one...
Hi all, my name is Cerise and my hubby and I got a new flock of chickens just as COVID was shutting everything down. We swiped up the only chicks we could find - 12 bantams. Long story short, 6 were roosters (4 silkies, 1 black Australorp, one Polish), 6 were hens. We adopted out all the boys (I...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am new to chickens. We don't have any yet, but we just got our chicken coop today, so we'll be buying our chickens soon!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
0, but we'll be purchasing two soon
(3) What breeds do you...
Hello everyone, nice to meet you
Our animals (so far!) include 5 chickens, 3 Peafowl, 3 emu chicks, 7 white doves, 1 cat (Maine Coon), and 10 fish.
Hopefully I can not only receive your very kind help and advice, but possibly also give some of my own :)
Hope to make friends here very soon...
Hi Everyone!
My name is Emerald. I have 6 grown chickens and my first 6 chicks! (I bought them, did not produce them). I got my chickens about a year and a half ago and have been addicted since. Seriously addicted haha.
I have currently, 4 Ameraucanas, 1 gold laced Wyandotte, 1 barred rock, 4...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Brand new to chickens, we got our first lil peeps today!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Just 4 ladies
(3) What breeds do you have?
Lavender Orpington
Silver Penciled Rock
Green Queen
??? (Mystery Bonus Chick)
(4)...
It is very nice to be here! I have always loved chickens, and had them when I was a child. I am finally getting my own backyard flock and cannot be happier. I ended up with my ladies a little sooner than I had hoped (only by a couple weeks) because they are little escape artists! I went to the...
Hey everyone (or rather anyone reading this xD) im hal and im very new to hatching! Im currently in lockdown day 18 for coturnix quail. This is my first time hatching so i am a little anxious lol.. So yh hopfully ill have atleast one (from my 10) quail soon! I learned about byc because of my...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? -We first got chickens about a year and half ago, just before the Covid rush. the eggs and meat we harvested really helped us and some other families out. The egg money was a blessing too in hard times We’ve fallen in love with it...
Hello!! Im new, and here are the answers to the sample questions:
1. I first got chickens almost 2 years ago! I gotta say, Im kind of a newbie 😅
2. I have 20 chickens right now!!
3. I have six americaunas, five black australorps, three brahmas, one buff orpington, one Rhode island red, two...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am a new chicken owner, but not new to chickens! I have friends and family that have obsessed and owned chickens for years, but this is my first chance at having some for myself!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have...
Hello everyone,
I have always referenced BYC for my chicken questions and I finally decided to make an account. I have become quite the poultry enthusiast since beginning my flock this past spring! And I found it appropriate to share it with others who also enjoy chickens, geese, ducks etc.
I...