Okay, not sure if I'm doing this right, but here is a little about me and my backyard chicken journey. :)
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We got our first chickens in August 2024, three beautiful Leghorns named Martha, Lucy and Bokkari
(2) How many chickens do...
Hello, Everyone! I just started getting into chicken keeping.
My name is Lyle and I'm a retired vet who has been living on a homestead for the past 5 years.
I've tried growing orchards and other fruit bearing plants and have decided to get into chicken keeping.
Did my best to look up on all...
Hi! My name is Heart and I use He/Him pronouns. My family has kept chickens for a long time off and on, more as pets than for their eggs. We have never kept roosters because they are illegal where I live, but we've been considering raising chicks for a while and we are going to soon. Currently I...
Hi all! I'm a hobby chicken keeper - as most of you I guess, but I'm from Hungary. 37 yo with a husband, a 4 yo boy and a baby girl, 1.5 years in chicken keeping. Mostly for colorful eggs so far. I have a very mixed group of hens, with 2 araucanas, 2 leghorns, 2 Cream Legbars, a marans...
Hi! I'm Dina and I'm new to BYC! I've had backyard chickens since March 2022. I started with 4 pullets: 1 Easter Egger, 1 Olive Egger, and 2 Buff Orpingtons. (Now I have 1 new Easter Egger pullet, 1 Black Copper Marans pullet, and the 2 original Buffs.) As a NYC kid who had no access to pets...
I am new to chickens! I got 18 chicks about three weeks ago. I have Buff Orpingtons, Wyandottes, Black Sexlinks, Bantams, Rhode Island Reds, Ameraucanas, Calico Princesses and Lavender Orpingtons! Farm fresh eggs and knowing what im putting in my body. My boyfriend and I just got our first house...
Hey y’all!! I’m in my 2nd year of raising chickens, and 1st year of hatching!! I’m so excited for this part of the journey!
I currently have
4 ISA browns hens- Hershey, Creamsicle, Twix, Reeses
2 Black Stars mix hens- Lola, Trixie
1 Buff Orpington hen- Betty White
1 barred rock mix hen- Ember
1...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I’ve had them less then a year I got them in the spring and ducks in the summer
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
8 Hens and 6 Ducks
(3) What breeds do you have?
Lots 3 golden comets, an Easter egger, a green...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I got my first chicken in February of this year. I ended up getting my second chicken in April.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have two very lovely chickens.
(3) What breeds do you have?
I have one chicken that...
Hello! I have had 16 chickens in total, some have had to be given away, some has sadly passed away. I have 6 chickens, Chester a crazy cackle toppie, Chumi a classic red hen, Cat a black silkie, S'mores a white silkie, Gemini a white silkie, and Munchkin a white silkie. We've had them since June...
Hi there! Since I'm new, of course I'm happy to introduce myself. My name is Ryan, I'm in my early 20s, and I've been raising chickens since I was around 10-ish? I forget exactly how small I was, but I'm definitely not new to chicken keeping. It's become an integral part of my life :)
I...
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(Q1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
<A1> Yes and no, I feel like I'm pretty new to chickens, we've only been raising them for ourselves for roughly 2 years. We've had some issues with predators and had to restart, but so far so good. WE hope...
Howdy! I’m North, and I’ve had chickens for two years now.
I’ve been around them my whole life and I currently have eight chickens and two ducks. Four being Cornish hens and Four being two Bathams and two unknown. My favorite part of reading chickens is they’re personality and loyal/emotional...
Hello, I'm macmac and I've recently gotten into chickens!
(1) I'm new to chickens, I have my first flock of chicks that are now 9 days old!
(2) I received 10 chicks, but unfortunately 1 has passed away.
(3) A straight female run of buff orpingtons!
(4) I just love going outside and seeing my...
Hello, from southern Virginia. We recently bought a home on a little under an acre, hoping to buy the 5 acres behind us and be a bit more self sufficient.
I am going to use the introduction questions provided..
*Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am not new to...
Hello fellow feathered friends,
I wanted to introduce myself, not just because it's suggested, but because it's such a great community and I wanted to dive right in [even though I still dont' have chickens...yet (June 23!)]
When I was younger, I would be sent to Mexico for the summer, to get to...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Owned a dove since 2017 and fell head over heels in love. Her care is simple and the more time I spent dedicated to interaction and free-flight (within my open-plan home), the more she trusted me and sought out affection. I...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I first got chickens nearly two years ago. The funny thing is, is my girlfriend picked them out and I picked out some ducks and we brought them home.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have three. Chunky, Hei Hei, and...
Hi y'all!
My name is Hayley and I've had my girls for about 3 years now. My husband (the Chicken Daddy) and I hand raised our flock. Were hoping to add a few more this spring!
I have 7 girls, all different breeds from Black Sex-Link (penguin), Brahma (Brahma Mama), Silver Lace Wyandotte...
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Hi everyone, my name is Valentino!
We got a few ducks for eggs recently,but it turns out that we ended up picking up three males instead
We're looking at getting some chickens as well, as we have a small plot of land and are looking for a run to keep them safe from predators