My name is Ocean! Well not really but I don't have a nickname so that's what I go by online. I am a birb mom and have 3 fudorable (made up word) Coturnix quail that I raised like they're my children. They even lived inside until a certain point!
Are you new to chickens / when did you first get...
I'm new to backyard chickens but have 7 years of chicken knowledge under my belt and know plenty about my feathered friends. I own 30 hens and 3 roosters along with 4 cows, 24 goats, and 3 pigs.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
My mom and I raised chickens growing up! We would hatch out eggs from our flock. Chickens are my favorite farm animal!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I currently don’t have any. My mom said she would give me some of...
So, Nice to meet you all. :frow
Name is Dan...I'm a refugee that has landed in Caldwell, ID recently with my wife and daughter starting our first homestead. We arrived in the US right before Covid-19 really hit so it's been a Heaven sent opportunity..... 1.5 acres expanding shortly to 7 acres...
I'm new to chickens just decided to build a small coop and run and get 8 chickens 3 months ago. I managed to build the coop but unfortunately due to covid egg laying chickens haven't been coming in the country so I'm still waiting for my girls. In the meantime I got 10 cotounix quails and bought...
Hello, all!
My name is Erin and I just purchased some pekin ducklings! I'm new to the website as well, so I hope to learn some more here from all you guys!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I have owned chickens in the past (same with turkey poults), but I'm...
Hi there BYC!
My boyfriend and I are finally raising our first (5) chickens! We’re in San Diego, CA, and while we‘d love to move somewhere more rural (and typical for raising chickens) we noticed many of our neighbors here were already raising them in their backyards. So we figured, what are we...
Hi All,
I rescued some fighting chickens about 35 years ago in Texas and loved having fresh eggs. Fast forward to now... Recently moved to Pagosa Springs and finally starting a homestead in my 60s. Lesson... don’t give up on your dreams... So, I found myself once again rescuing some chickens...
Hi everyone!
My name is Allison. I am 28 and live in northern CA. I have been married for 4 years and have two kids and just found out we have another one on the way...why not start a new flock too?! We have two cats and a golden retriever and we are excited to start our own family flock!
Are...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
My dad got chickens when I was in highschool and now I have my very own. (8 years total)
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
2
(3) What breeds do you have?
Barred Rock and Buff Orpington
(4) What are your favorite aspects...
Hello BYC! My name is Dakota. I live in central northern Maryland and I have a flock of my own. I thought i'd give my introduction off with the sample questions provided!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I've had chickens for 7 years, getting my first two hens in...
Hello! My name is Kuiper! Pronounced like Kai-Per! I just made my account yesterday so I thought I would introduce myself a bit!
1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Currently, I have two chickens; a hen and a rooster. We got them last summer so they are still little...
Hi there,
My family runs one of the first urban vegetable farms in the country on 5 acres in Texas. The farm house is one of the two oldest homes in Austin (1841). We get a lot of tourists and have many regulars and even multiple generations who have grown up coming to our farm and are now...
Hi guys! My name is Carmine! I'm 22 and Nonbinary (they/them pronouns please.)
I got my first ever chickens this year, sometime mid-April. Back then they were still chicks. Now two of our hens lay eggs!
Right now I have 3 chickens. They are all Lavendars. I used to have a fourth, she was a...
I'm Ernie Hawkins living in the mountains near Asheville NC. I am new to chicks as of April this year 2019. I started with 5 Ameraucana chicks 1 weeks old from the local Feed/seed. They were supposed to be all hens, but after naming the small one Chicken Little, he's now at 5 months the largest...
I've been on BYC for over a year. I never got my trophy points though for "Introduce Yourself" so here's my intro (possibly for the second time).
I am a father and husband with a growing family living in suburban Chicagoland on just a 1/3 acre lot. Backyard chickens is exactly what we have, not...
Hi guys! So I actually do not have chickens currently, but I have owned them in the past. I am mainly a waterfowl kind of person. (I have nothing against chickens :D) I have been into waterfowl ever since I was really little my mom always had ducks on our pond while I was growing up. When I was...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
So new! We got our first three seven weeks ago.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
3
(3) What breeds do you have?
Starlight Egger, and two brahmas.
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens...
I have been a lurker here a couple years and I live down here in Melbourne Florida. Today on the random I decided to make my first post. I was partially driven by a request from my father a couple of weeks ago. He is interested in raising and breeding chickens and I am trying to influence him...
Hello Everyone,
After a few springs of thinking through this idea, my youngest and I decided to bring some Khaki Campbell Ducks/Drake into our care. We are excited to have them as pets and egg layers for now. We are hoping to add a few more KC Ducks and maybe a M/F Pekin Pair or M/F Black...