new chicken owners

  1. Chickenvader

    New chix..who dis?

    Hi all! I'm Katie from the Eastern Panhandle of WV. My fam & I just got some new chix. They're 5 weeks old. We have 5 right now. 2 Speckled Sussex & 3 Blue egg layers. We're getting 2 more in July (Buff Orphingtons). QUESTIONS: 1. TEMPS: At 5 weeks, they're huge. As I understand it, as long as...
  2. Woodwivesjournal

    New chicken owners

    1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes these are our first chicken and chicken coop (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 4 chickens, Susie Q, Barbie Q, Red, and Midnight (3) What breeds do you have? Orpington, Rhode Island Red, Ostralorp. (4) How did...
  3. Ruth Pasley

    New to BYC

    My parents had chickens, but we just got our first ones about 3 weeks ago. We have 1 rooster , 4 one yr old hens and 3 five month old pullets. The rooster is a black Australorp, the pulletts are ISA Browns. The rest are barnyard mix: a buff Orpington, two Easter Eggers, and a grey bantam mix...
  4. gonzopaw

    New backyard chicken owners

    Hello everyone, We just received a chicken as a gift and just finished building her a fenced in run and dirt area, she is happy and clucking, she did lay her first egg yesterday and today has been eating well and taking dirt baths. She is so fun to watch and take care of. I have learned so...
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