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  1. T

    New to BYC

    Hi, my wife and I live in Hawaii on The Big Island. We have had our flock for about 3 years now. We love being chicken mamas! We have about 25 chickens for now but I’m sure that number will grow…lol
  2. Ankaa

    new guy

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes. I hatched and raised my first chicken in February of this year. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I currently have one. She is my emotional support animal. (3) What breeds do you have? She is an Easter Egger. (4)...
  3. D

    New to forum and new to birds! (Oklahoma)

    The Oklahoma City council passed a new ordinance allowing urban chicken and quail in city limits just this morning and I had to join this forum right away. Ever since learning that I was not legally able to keep backyard chicken or quail there was nothing I wanted more, and I'm so excited to...
  4. corvid

    Hello!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've been around chickens since as long as I can remember! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 10 chickens right now. (Planning to get more after winter) (3) What breeds do you have? 3 barred rocks, 4 black sex...
  5. CottageMamaof3

    Follow up on my dog who killed my 7 week old barred rock.

    I just wanted to write a follow up to my thread about my dog killing one of my 6 week old chicks. I'm a city girl with a country heart and now in the hill country of Texas I'm able to realize my sweet dreams of having a cottage/farm. After I watched my dog attack one of the chicks that I had so...
  6. R

    Hello nice to meet everybody! I’m new to BYC!

    I’m from Northwest Indiana the southern tip of Lake Michigan. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am still new to chickens, I have had 6 Rhode Island Reds before that was 3-4 years ago. My son was the reason I got into them. He’s 16 now and could care less lol this...
  7. K

    Introducing hens and chicks to new coop

    I currently have 6, one week old chicks. I will also be getting 3 hens tomorrow. My coop is currently empty as my chicks are in a brooder indoors at the moment. What would be the best way to go about introducing the hens to the new coop/run and also the chicks to the adults once they’re ready to...
  8. 1realmom

    Brand new baby homestead

    Just got my first 6 chicks from tsc Saturday. This is something my husband and I have wanted to do for a long time. We're getting 15 more in april, well, my daughter is through 4-H We have 4 orpington pullets and 2 Dominique straight runs. We also garden and over the next few years plan to add...
  9. L

    New to the group

    Hi my name is Dawn, I am new to the group. I will be breeding chickens for egg color and also purebred breeds to sell and trade. I have 68 chickens now...loving all of them!!!!
  10. Maxkincaid

    Show quality Salmon Faverolle

  11. Q

    New to BYC

    Hi, this is Q I am new to BYC and raising chickens. We live in the middle of Allegheny National Forest. I started my first flock last summer in June with one Rooster "Rocky" a Barred Rock, Stormy a Red Sex link, and Star a Black Star. Later in the fall we added two Cochins; BooBoo and Baby...
  12. O

    New to BYC and already thrilled with the quality of content

    In doing my internet research, I keep getting directed back to this website so I thought it would be worthwhile setting up an account. I've lived around chickens and other assorted birds for most of my life but only recently bought a house in the country with over an acre of land to share with...
  13. A

    New to BYC!

    1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We are new at raising chickens and we purchased them this last May. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 4 Hens about 5-6 months old. (3) What breeds do you have? We are not exactly sure but we think we have Ms. Rose - Rhode...
  14. cindagram

    New member and new chicken mama!

    Hi! My name is Cinda and I live in Turner, Oregon. I am 45 years old and I’m a new grandma to my sweet 21-month-old grandson and now chicken mama. My husband and I moved out to the country on a little bit of land once we became grandparents. It’s really important to us to give our grandson...
  15. Queensilkie

    I'm a Self-professed Chicken Geek

    Hello everyone, it's really good to have found this website again! I love chickens, all shaped and sizes, and spend a ridiculous amount of time absorbing all the knowledge I possibly can about different breeds and other chicken things. Unfortunately, there are few people who would elect to...
  16. Aluzya

    New To BackYardChickens

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We had chickens when I was a growing up and I had a little flock of Light Brahma's. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I don't have any chickens yet...they are in the incubator. (3) What breeds do you have? I'm working...
  17. C

    Hello

    Hi I'm new to BYC. I'm in the planning stages at the moment. Hopefully next year I'll build the coup and run
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