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  1. D

    New to Chickens from Michigan

    I am a brand new chicken keeper. I'm 24 and live in a small house with my husband and two cats in south Michigan. I love all kinds of animals, and I've always wanted to try my hand at raising chickens once we had space for it. I love farm fresh eggs and the idea of being a little bit more...
  2. Kaitlyn_HK

    New member introduction

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've had chickens for about a year but did not grow up with them. So it's been a new experience. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 8 chickens, as well as 2 chicks and 4 ducklings. (3) What breeds do you have? I...
  3. DClopein

    Overly Aggressive Hen Toward New Flock Members

    I need advice. 😥 I have a hen who is super aggressive toward my new polish hens. I know the whole pecking order deal but its been a few weeks with introducing them thru separate cages & allowing them to coexist under supervision while free ranging. I have a brahma hen who is SUPER aggressive...
  4. Hardir

    Bay Area Backyard Chickens

    Hi All, I am a new chicken owner. My family of four built a coop and acquired 6 young chickens (city limit). We were hoping for laying hens, but I am worried 4-6 of them are roosters. Now I’m trying to figure out how to rehome the roosters as they are illegal in the city 😩. We know one for SURE...
  5. C

    Hello!!

    I'm pretty new to bird keeping, I just moved onto my family's homestead! I have a mix of Easter eggers and Cornish, with a few outliers like my Orpington and Sussex! Outside of chickens I also have ducks and turkeys! I started raising chickens because I'm homebound due to health issues, and...
  6. Tea_Birbs

    Hello! :)

    HELLO BYC! I’m a young chicken lover and I want to be more educated and help more chicken lovers out. My goal is to become a better chicken owner and help you guys too! Sadly I don’t have a farm to keep unlimited amounts of chickens but I’d love to experiment and experience everything that...
  7. aubviouslycornyhomestead

    intro

    hi this is aubviously corny homestead we are brand new in homesteading (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? we are newer to chickens we got five in nov2020 and then we got 13 more chickens and 13 ducks in mar2021 (2) How many chickens do you have right now? we have 17...
  8. S

    Chicken aunty checking in!

    Hello! I'm new to posting (but not new to reading the forums, it's been an awesome chicken resource for years for me!) I'm a chicken aunt as I don't own chickens myself but my big sis in Florida does and much like human children and aunties, I'm the one who sends the $$ and the info to take...
  9. N

    My introduction

    hi everyone.! I’m Nikki me and my kiddos have had our girls for a year now in April.! We have had them since they were a couple days old we raised them in a brooder.! We had five hens Breed australorp. One recently past away. But I’ve names my four after the golden girls 🥰
  10. A

    Lonely 10 week old chicken

    hello, I am new to this group. I got 2 chicks back in April 2021 and this morning when I went to to feed them one of them had passed. what can I do so my other chick doesn’t feel alone?
  11. Wyndsong

    Introduction - Hey there!

    (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...
  12. M

    Hello from Ortonville

    My husband (Craig) and I (Michelle) are fairly new to chickens. We have had our flock for 1 year. We got them from our local farm store, however they purchase from McMurray and then sell local. We have 8 hens, 1 dark brahama, 2 silver wyandottes, 2 buff orpingtons, 2 Isa Brown and 1 Americauna...
  13. M

    Hi there!

    Hi! I’m muaaz and this is my info I guess! So basically I copied some of the questions from a thread and I was told to answer those specific questions if I wanted to. Here goes nothing: 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? ans. To be honest, I am not that old with...
  14. L

    I’m new!

    Hi! I’m Karrie, and I’m new here and to chicken raising. I live in NE Ohio with my hubby and our three children. We just got our baby chicks two days ago. I think they’re about 1.5 weeks old. We have two of each: Isa browns, Rhode Island Reds, Longhorn whites, and silver laced Wyandotte. So...
  15. P

    New Minnesota member

    Hey all, I’m introducing myself and am fairly new to chicken ownership. I was given 6 new hens late last summer and absolutely adore them. They are proving endlessly entertaining for my kids and I. I have two Brahmas, possibly 2 cream legbars¿ and may a blue Jersey Giant. I’ll try to add photos...
  16. rebeccasl

    Introduction

    Hi all! Just joined and wanted to introduce myself using the questions recommended in the forum (I'm sure you'll get to know me through my many many questions in the future!) (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens, we got our hens in April 2020...
  17. MNnative

    Hello from Minnesota

    Hi my name is Kari. I live in a first ring suburb of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro area. I have lived within 30-40 miles of here most of my life. The only exceptions are when I went to college and when I lived in Iowa when my husband got his first job out of college. We have been together...
  18. NorthwesternOntarioHobby

    Good morning! (An introduction)

    I’ve worked with chickens for five years now, I’ve been keeping my own flock (between 6 - 26 birds usually) for four years now. I currently have 17. 2 (A pair of breeding) Seremas. 4 brown Esas (2 were rescues) 2 Ayam Cemani crosses 1 rescue BCM (6 years old this year) 1 Frizzle 3 Easter...
  19. E

    Two new batams with two old buffs

    We have a tiny 12sq ft coop that has 4 nesting boxes stacked and one roost 18inches off the ground. We have two older buffs in there and I have two bantams temporarily living in my shed. Will they all able to comfortably live together? They haven’t met yet but plan on doing an intro in the run...
  20. UnderThreeAcres

    Hello Everyone!

    My name is Tina and we nicknamed our acreage 'Dingleberry Farm'. That is a story for another day. I found BackYard Chickens looking for chicken coop building ideas. We recently moved to the country in the hopes of raising chickens among other animals. We left the city for many reasons, one being...
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