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Hey Guys! I'm Jami and I just found BYC! It's an amazing resource! I'm from North Texas. I live on a cattle ranch with my husband and youngest child still at home. We raise Brahman cattle but we also have about 50 chickens. I have the following breeds: Cinnamon Queens, Olive Eggers, Easter...

Hello, I'm sooo happy this forum exists. So far, it helped me solve successfully every issue I encountered on my chicken path! Thank you all so much for sharing such a wealth of information. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've been wanting chickens for years...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes I am new to chickens.... I actually stopped working in Feb. 2020 and had a lot of extra time on my hands and decided to get some chickens! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I was a little over eager and bought 8...

Hi I'm Heather! This is a new adventure for my family! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We are new to chickens and we just got them beginning of April 2020 (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 12 now, hoping to get more...

Hey y’all! My name is kat, my husband and i live in Southwest Michigan. We live on a farm with horses, chickens, pigs, and one highlander cow. I figured I’d join because I’m always googling crap about my chickens & i end up here anyways. Nice ta meet ya!

I have been on BYC for sometime now (almost a year) learning a lot from the forums. So first of all 'thank you' to all who contribute responses to the threads. I finally registered :). Being new to keeping chickens, I'm always hungry to learn more. I live in southern California in a suburban...

Hello! My name is Matt! I’m 23 and I live in Oregon. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I just got my first chickens on March 27th! I’ve taken care of chickens while house sitting before and fell in love. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 3 sweet...

Hello BYC community! We are 404 Farms ( a bad tech joke stemming from webpage error code 404 File Not Found... But I guess if you have to explain it, it's a bad joke anyway.) I'll stick with the suggested questions, as I'm sure they're better than any I could come up with myself. So, without...

Hi I grew up with Leghorns and have incubated chicks for several years but quit for about four years when my incubator “died”. I have a very small flock of about 20 EEs, Marans and my silver Americauna roo. I am starting up again this year and looking forward to enjoying learning from you all...

1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? HI, my name is Lucian, I live in Transylvania, Romania and I am a new member of BYC community. I started raising chickens last year (2019), after reading the most interesting book "Raising chickens for ...". I had last year 20...

Hi peeps! :jumpy I am new to this forum and am very excited to be a part of this community! I have been reading about various chicken topics for the last few months on this website and it has been such a HUGE HELP. So thank you to all of you for being so supportive and informative! Here are my...

Hello there! We are Michael and Lindsey. My wife and I bought an old farmhouse on 2.25 acres in a farming community located in Orient, Ohio last year. Now that the house is mostly taken care of with repairs and maintenance, we have been working on turning an old barn-style outbuilding (10x15ft)...

Hi Everyone, I am new to this community. My DLH and I recently moved to an island in the Salish sea in Washington state. We love it here and hopefully will be where we retire. I grew up with chickens and horses, 4H and a bunch of wonderful cowboys/ranchers in Wyoming. But moved away to the...

I am a chicken lady and a goat lady! I have had easter eggs for over 1 year now, and I have 2 sex-linked layers! I just hatched 4 serama chickens, I have a total of 13 chickens! I also have 5 nigerian dwarf goats, 3 does, 1 wether and 1 billy. I am a teacher at a middle school and live at the...

Well, here goes it... My initial post! I'm Carlis! I'm not technically new to chickens, but I am new to ducklings! I have three eggs currently... Sadly, I think only one of them may be alive and well, though... We'll find out within the next few days! They're all Khaki Campbell x Pekin ducks...

Hi All- I joined BYC back in 2014 when we got our first batch of chickens and ducks. Then, in 2015 we added goats and turkeys. Then, in 2017 some things happened in our world and we had to let most of our animals find new homes (we kept a few chickens). Just recently, in May of this year, we...

My name is Kaitlyn and I have 6 very lovely hens. I used to work at a petting zoo with many chickens so I’m not new to their care, however before my current flock I had never owned my own. We got our girls when they were just chicks back in March of this year. I have 3 white leghorns and 3 Black...

(1) Are you new to turkeys / when did you first get turkeys? I'm fairly new to having my turkeys. I got my first one in December of last year. (2) How many turkeys do you have right now? I currently have two turkeys, a hen named Donnatella and a Tom named Harrison. (3) What are your favorite...

I've been a fan of the site for some time, but officially registered today. It has always been my dream to have a farm, but living I suburbia makes that a little difficult. I'm dipping my toes in with my little menagerie, though, and I love it!! I have a Great Dane, 2 cats, a rabbit, 7 chickens...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? - Got my first ever chicks around 6 weeks ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? - 4 Rhode Island Reds (3) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? - Its relaxing and nice to have a little slice of...