new member introduction

(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...

Age 73 and retired on three acres with wife and herd of cats. We kept 75 - 125 chickens for several years. Along with fainting goats. Retired from chickens a few years ago. And goats. Missed fresh eggs. Not goats. Bought small backyard coop. Got six chicks from extension educator. Four were...

Hi- I’m Sara. We are in Southern California. I had a flock of 5, 2 Easter Eggers, 3 RI Red. They stayed with their coop and range with new owners of the human house. Miss them so much, super sweet ladies. I built the coop with my friend, it was beautiful and huge and they new family is in love...

Hi I'm a new member! I just got 2 adult laying hens (rhode island reds) named Rose and Pearl. So I wanted to make an account to ask questions I have about them.

I’m working on plans for our first chicken coop and run. We are thinking of Cheryl’s Hen House and hope to start building within 2 weeks! Backyard Chiken’s has been a great resource! I look forward to making some new friends here - Janice

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? One week ago I got Nancy, a hatchery pullet. (2) How many chickens do you have right now?1 (3) What breeds do you have? RIR (4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?doing research for my chick online (5) What are some...

Hello! My name is Bre and I have just started raising quails! I live in a city but i grew up in Illinois on a farm with chickens and ducks. Now I live in a city in iowa and cant have chickens currently so interested in having quails! I currently have 3 coturnix quails about a week old. This is...

My husband & I got into chickens when we adopted 8 of them from a neighbor, He had been given them by a well meaning member of his church. However he traveled for his work & had no clue or interest in how to take care of them. The chickens free ranged & were frequently feeding at our wild bird...

BABY CHICKS ARE ONE OF THE MOST ADORABLE BLESSING. CHOOP-CHOOP CHIP-CHIP:cool: I FIRST GOT MY TWO LOVELY BABY CHICKS ON 28 MARCH 2018 THEY WERE JUST A WEEK OLD . AS NATURALLY RAISED BABY CHICKS(i.e. mama hen) START GETTING TREATS FROM FIRST DAY .I ALSO RAISED MY BABY CHICKENS ON TREATS FROM THE...

My name is Brittany! We have 4 adult chickens we raised from chicks. Then four days ago we hatched our own baby chicks, and it was so much more rewarding! We love our chickens and spoil them everyday! If you have any advice for baby chicks please comment below! Also any tips and tricks you have...

Hello fellow members! Let me introduce myself...I have been raising chickens for several years now. It all started with the purpose of having quality control of eggs and how the chickens were raised. That meaning, my chickens are not penned or fenced and they are supplemented with Scratch and...

We live in Washington state with our 6 children and 2 dogs. We recently acquired 4 chickens and 2 ducklings. We are just starting out our little farm life and I’m just here for questions and answers about caring for our chicks and ducks! Thank you so much!

Hello everyone! I'm about 5 weeks in to my first time getting chickens. Initially we ordered five bantams from MPC, and were heartbroken when two of them (Fanny and Emily) died in the first two weeks. Our other three girls, Ada (Bantam Buff Brahma) and Margaret and Harriet (Bantam Mottled...

Hi, I've had chickens since I was a kid, but there was like decade in which I had given them away. Now I've gottem' again. I have 16 chickens, and a broody mama. I have Silkies, 1 Barred Rock, 1 Rhode Island Red, 2 turkish (something) chicks, 1 Easter Egger chick, some random hen, 1 Ausrtalorp...

Hello I'm new to chickens. Almost 5 weeks ago I ordered 4 peeps in the mail. Two Easter eggers, over Plymouth Barred Rock, and one New Hampshire Red. Hopefully all hens. They have a cozy coop, a large shaded run and live in the city.

I have quite a few chickens and we get lots of eggs every day. I just wanted to share some of my pretties with other like minded people. These 4 came home with me today. The roosters name is Truffle. He’s half americana and no ones sure about the other half but regardless this sweet gentle boy...

Hello everyone Well I've wanted to keep chickens for a number of years and got a surprise mothers day gift of 4 ex battery girls for mothers day. For the most part they have all been laying since day one too. We also have 3 guinea pigs and a lab who's fascinated with the girls. I've been...

When I went off to college, my mom took the term empty nest syndrome literally and adopted chickens! What a surprise when I first returned home for a visit. That was almost 2 years ago. I myself am a first time chicken mom- hatching eggs to add to my moms flock (since I live in the city). I...

Hello everyone, my Name is Lera, I am new to this site but ,have raised chickens for most of my life. I even hatched a chick with a light bulb as a child. I recently moved back to my home state of Florida and once settled I m starting my chicken ranch up again. I have a new adventure with new...

:frowHey again BYC friends! I’ve been here for a few weeks now and am finally posting our intro. Now that we have had our chickens for a few days and are officially chicken parents I felt like now was a good time for sharing so here goes. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get...