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My name is Homer and I have 4 Guineas and 5 hens that are mixed breed 5 months old. I also have one rooster that appears to be RIR. I have 6 younger hens that are 2 Amber Links, 2 Rhode Island Reds, and 2 Wyndottes. We live in Southeastern Michigan. I have raised meat chickens several times as...

Hello all! My boyfriend and I have been keeping chickens, ducks and guinea fowl for about three years now. We just recently hatched 6 Japanese quail. Currently, we have around 23 chickens and 6 quail. The chickens are a black copper Maran rooster, Dominique hens, and Americanna and the rest are...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? First chicken I was about 9 years old. I talked my grandmother into not killing her for dinner, instead giving it to me. I am now 74 yrs old (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 100 plus (3) What breeds do you have...

Just signed on to learn more about my chicks. I love this site as it is full of information! We have five acres full of one horse, four goats, five chickens , two rabbits and nine small house dogs (Papillons hence the name of the farm, LOL).

My name is Aaron. I used to have chickens on my parents mini farm when I was young. I don’t have chickens now but I’m planning on getting at least 6 in the early spring. Still in the process out getting set up in my new home. My family (wife and 2 boys) just purchased 1/2 an acre in a...

Hi I’m a new never to byc, I super happy to be a member, I have “owned” chickens before but I was super young, I have recently order chicks from Murray McMurray they are currently 3 days old so I was wondering if anyone has anyone has any tips or hacks, I was wondering when I could give them...

Hello there I am new to chickens and on the day Wednesday, 12th of September I am receiving my first baby chicks! I have been studying various sources from books, articles, people in person and the web for at least nearly three years straight before I moved to Michigan. The breed of chickens my...

Hi, I am a new member to Backyard Chickens. I have never owned chickens, but I want to purchase 6 chickens for egg production. I reside in Houston, Texas and would like to join a local meetup group. Specifically, join a group that allows meet up and volunteer work with chickens (sort of like...

New member here. We have laying hens and broilers

I’m Cincins2 (Cindy for short). Easter of 2017, shortly after my husband and I were married, I asked a dumb question. At 57, I had never experienced getting a chick for Easter,my mother was afraid of anything that flew! I had lost my husband to cancer, and my new husband had lost his wife to...

Hi, I guess i never introduced myself when I joined however long ago, my name is Autumn and im from northern Wisconsin. I used to keep chickens but now I just keep pigeons and a peahen. All housed at my parents house. I have homing pigeons and a few tumblers that i dont know much about. I more...

hi, my name is Angie and I have stepped into life as a chicken mom only about 2 weeks ago, when my friend found a chicken roaming her yard that needed a home. I took her in about a week ago. I have no idea what breed she is but she is the sweetest, smallest chicken I’ve ever met. (We named her...

Hello! I am a chicken-keeper in Arizona. I’ve had chickens for about a dozen years now. I’ve enjoyed this site for a while but finally felt the need to make an account to ask a question about incubating after my broody went after the hatching babies (I’ve hatched dozens of chicks under...

I am new to this so bear with me if I dont do this exactly correct...I joined today and I will start with the questions provided :) Are you new to chickens/ when did you first get chickens? * No I am not new to chickens...I have been around chickens ever since I was young ( going to be 43)...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I first started raising chickens when I was around 8 or 9 and kept doing so until I left for college. After I graduated, I got a flock of my own at my house in Maine (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I currently have 11...

Greetings! Heard about BYC years ago listening to various podcasts as I began my quest to learn some chicken lore. We know that we'd be moving the end of 2017 and wherever it was, I wanted some fresh eggs. We ended up north of Spokane, WA on just over an acre. I built a coop and am in the...

Hi! Just joined the site so here's some info on me and my flock. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes! We moved to a large piece of property in NY state in January. In April I started my chicken journey. :) (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I ordered 8...

Hi all, I’ve been a silent stalker on BYC for a while, and an actual member for a couple weeks. I skipped the introduction part when I joined though, so here is my late intro! My husband & I live in the Atlanta area, and we first got chickens in May 2017. We started out with a small coop and...

I’m so happy I found this group! Being a new chicken momma I have so many questions. Our little flock consists of seven hens, and as of this weekend, a rooster. One of our silkies found his voice ~ I’m so proud of him. We purchased a small farm north of Atlanta last year and love it! I have so...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I know minimal about chickens. At the moment I am working on building a chicken run/coop area. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 0 (3) What breeds do you have? Nothing.... yet. (4) How did you find out about...