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  1. SteadyAsTheyGo

    Introduce myself? Why not!

    Hello!! New member here! Never sure how to start these things so I'm just going to dive into the suggested questions!! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Had a small backyard flock with my family when I was growing up in the city. Now have my own little smallholding...
  2. TheChickenGuardian

    Newbie introduction

    I live in a pretty layed back part of a growing city. I used to live on a large mountain with an evergreen forest with over sixty chickens. And about six roosters or so. That was my mother's farm. But that did not work out for us. Most of the people were only there for vacations. So us and a...
  3. A

    Too many chickies in Northern Michigan

    Hi there! I’m a new chicken owner in northern Michigan. Our family of six just moved up here for my husbands job and our desire to live out of the city and homestead. We just got our first chicks, and I probably overdid it and ordered too many. The hatchery also sent extras, so we’re totaling at...
  4. J

    New Member - Looking to find growers in the CSRA Georgia

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Currently on starting year 4 of keeping chickens. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Currently at 7 but about to get 10 more next month. (3) What breeds do you have? Black Australorp, Barred Rock, Buff Orpington (4) What...
  5. M

    NEW MEMBER INFO

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes I am new to chickens and I am a first time chicken owner. I first got a chicken around May 2020. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 7 chickens and 3 chicks (3) What breeds do you have? 3 silkies, 3...
  6. L

    Joining from the Big Smokey Valley in Nevada

    Hello, We’ve recently moved to Nevada from Arkansas. I grew up knowing a little about raising chickens but I have much more to learn. We do not have much space and weather can get very cold here. I need all the help I can get. My main goal right now is having chickens to provide eggs for our...
  7. R

    City dweller with free-range backyard micro flock

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I raised chickens in rural Connecticut in the late 1980s, but stopped when I moved back to Chicago. I restarted the chicken obsession in 2017 when one of my daughter's school friends had baby chicks but had no idea how to care for...
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  8. benevolent_leonela

    Pleased to be here

    Hello everyone, I have always referenced BYC for my chicken questions and I finally decided to make an account. I have become quite the poultry enthusiast since beginning my flock this past spring! And I found it appropriate to share it with others who also enjoy chickens, geese, ducks etc. I...
  9. TrishRodemich

    Hello fellow chicken friends

    My name is Trish, I have wanted chickens for the longest time! My husband and I moved to a rural area in Indiana so I was pretty excited to finally be able to get some! We have three boys, age 10, 3, and 1 and a 9 year old Belgian Malinois. I love and love off coffee, love cooking, and staying...
  10. L7 Farm

    Howdy from L7 Farm

    Heighdy ho We are a micro farm in upstate New York, surrounded by the suburbs but adjacent to about 1000 acres of open space. The town we are in, despite having been predominantly a farming community for most of its existence, banned chickens a couple of decades ago as the suburbs took over. We...
  11. J

    New member

    Hi, We have 5 hens that we have raised since they were two day old chicks. We had 6 but one died. There are two Silver Leghorns, two Ameraucanas, and one Orpington. They started laying in Sept. We have a small coop and are looking to build a larger one that is also a storage shed for chicken...
  12. J

    New member Jessica

    Hi- I am new, we had three chicks hatch today in the incubator so far! Kids were just doing a hatching thing where we give them back, however now we’d like to raise them. Is it ok to keep a group together who hatches together, regardless how many boys v girls etc? Don’t know yet what gender any...
  13. P

    hii :-)

    To answer some of the sample questions, 1. I am not new to chickens, I'm live with my family, I've been taking care of them for over a year. (I'm the only one interested in animals besides my dad and mom, none of my brothers are). 2. I have a lot maybe too many to count. We have chicks that are...
  14. 5

    ~Hello Chicken Lovers~

    Hello there! I am the owner of: 🐥Four White Leghorn pullets 🐔 Four Golden Comet hens I plan on getting four more chicks this up coming spring hehe! I can't wait to meet all my fellow chicken enthusiasts, help them with their questions, and get help with my questions. Right now I am dealing...
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  15. Carla Maxwell

    I'm a Happy New Chicken-Mum in Daylesford, Australia

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? (2) How many chickens do you have right now? (3) What breeds do you have? Yes, I'm new to chickens! My husband and I adopted/rescued four retired isa brown chickens in May 2020. My husband has had previous experience raising...
  16. L

    Intro! 🙋🏼‍♀️

    Hey everyone, I’m a relatively new duck owner, I have three ducks (1 Cayuga and 2 Welsh Harlequins - possibly mixed WH) and am a squeaky new chook owner as of this evening as I’m picking up three chooks (2 Australorps and 1 or 2 Silkies)! I’ve loved owning ducks so far, they’re fun to watch...
  17. K C Smith

    Kelly 🤠

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 2 ducks and 4 chickens. (3 hens and 1 rooster) (3) What breeds do you have? 1 peking duck and I have no idea on the rest of my flock. (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising...
  18. Ginny0

    Newbie - Hello!

    Both sets of my grandparents were farmers and I've always wanted chickens. We finally got our fist chicks in April from a local farm, however 4 out of 7 turned out to be cockerels. Though we live on 3 acres, we are inside our city limits and cannot have roos. The three remaining hens are now 4...
  19. Ultraviolet928

    New Member Introduction!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have had chickens for almost 4 years, and I first got them in 2015, but took a break and got more this year. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 4, but I am getting 5 more. (3) What breeds do you have? 4 ISA Browns...
  20. DylanP

    New member introduction

    Hi everyone my name is Dylan , i first got into chickens when i was about 12 years old with my original flock that consisted of Rhode Island reds, delawares , golden laced polish, silkies , turkeys , Ringneck Pheasants Bobwhite quail and a single red golden pheasant male . Im not too sure on my...
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