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(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...

Hello! I am a new chicken owner and this forum has already become invaluable to me. My husband and I live on the Nisqually River in Washington State (hence the screen name). We have 13 chicks that are now 4 weeks (and some change) old. They have been living outside full time and thriving for a...

Hello all! Im new to this site, looking forward to learning lots with y'all. I recently just got my first 5 chicks, they are about 3 weeks old.

I am new to farming in general i have had friends who have raised chickens and my boyfriend grew up raising chickens but i grew up in the city. I just moved an may and my house came with an already made chicken coop. As of right now i am trying to get as much info as possible so that i will be...

We are starting to raise chickens again. We had them many years ago. We are interested in heirloom chickens and docile roosters. We have just built a very nice chicken house. Now we need to put a nice big run for them. We have many predators in our area so it will be very predator protected from...

Hello, um, er, Quack! As you might have guessed from the thread title, from my screen name and from the greeting, I raise ducks! I used to raise chickens several years ago, and was recently thinking about bringing up a new flock, but it was my love of gardening that made me consider ducks this...

Hello all! I got my first chicks back in 2017. I currently have 15 chickens & 2 ducks! Breeds I have: black sexlink, blue australorp, buff laced polish, Rhode Island Red, olive eggers, whiting true blue, Welsummer, Japanese bantams (roosters), silkies, and an Easter egger. Duck breeds: mallard...

I am a new New England chicken owner this summer with a flock of 3 laying hens; 2 Rhode Is Reds and 1 Plymouth Barred Rock. I have an urban starter set-up with a chicken tractor consisting of a plastic coop and a 4.5'W by 9'L run. I also have a temporary 4' by 12' tarp covered pen I attach...

Hello everyone! I'm a new member of BackYard Chickens, but I've been visiting your forums on and off over the years. Thought I should make it official in case I have some advice/help to offer ;). I'm not brand new to chickens at all. I had pet chickens while growing up, then took a break...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? -New to chickens, was recently gifted a flock of hens and roosters. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? -9 (3) What breeds do you have? -unsure so I’m looking to find out. (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I’m not totally new to chickens/ducks, just new to hatching them out myself! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Gosh, we have a big ole flock of both chickens and ducks! I’d say about 15-20 chickens, and 25+ ducks? (3)...

Hello everyone! I am new to this group and would like to introduce myself. I was raised on a very small farm where I had to take care of the chickens and their eggs. A job I very much hated! Now that I am adult, I kept bugging my husband that I wanted a few chickens. This mother's day he...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to raising chickens. Got 6 babies on March 17. I am proud to say ALL are thriving! I also inherited 2 adult chickens who seem to have adjusted to me pretty well. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 6 babies...

Hello, BYC! I've been lurking this forum for a while, and finally decided to just make an account! My name's Katie, and while I don't have chickens yet, I plan on getting some in the next year or so! It's been a dream of mine for a long time, but before living here in Waynesville, we lived on...

Hello! As a first time chicken owner I am so happy I have found this community. I have had so many questions and this forum has really helped answer some of my questions! Thank you! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We got 4 @ 4 weeks on March 7th Currently...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have had bantam chicken for almost a year but I am new to raising newly hatched chicks. I got my first chickens in May 2018. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Currently I have 7 one year old chickens and 7 chicks. (3)...

Hello! I’m Amber, married with three beautiful kids. One of which is obsessed with animals of all shapes and sizes. We dont have land, but my parents do...so we are currently raising some chicks and ducklings until they’re ready for their new home! I’ve read every article I can get my hands on...

After decades of wanting backyard chickens, in 2008 I ordered 5 barred rock pullets from a local feed store. They were barred rocks, alright, but 4 pullets and 2 cockerels. Yes, their math was wrong but I got a free chick out of it. This was a great introduction to keeping chickens. Fast...

I bought four unsexed ducks last year from TSC. Not knowing breeds, we picked two ducklings I assumed were Pekin and two that I thought may be khaki Campbell or Rouen. I ended up with two female Buff and two male Rouen ducks. The sweetest ducks ever. This winter I turned their baby pool upside...

Hello Greetings BYC. I am new to the community. I wanted chickens for about ten years before I got them and finally broke the seal 3 years ago with a small flock of 4. I then hatched a few and bought 5 different breeds from a feed store. Unfortunately, my flock dwindled down to 7 this past...