A Newbie Greeting and Intro

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sassychiken

sassychiken

In the Brooder
10 Years
May 19, 2009
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Cluck cluck cluck from S. Texas!

Hello ya'll

New to this forum. Have loved chickens for YEARS (had the handle "sassychiken" on all my emails/messengers for about 12+ years) and always wanted to have some. Recently I thought, WHY NOT? I'm single and financially independent with a steady job (almost recession proof!), I own my own house (NOT HOA, yay!)...and in my mid-30's. Who is to say I can't have chickens, finally??!! So I google...and google...and google...and arrive here!

I am my father's daughter and am doing a LOT of research before I get some girls so I'm hoping to learn here. You guys have your work cut out in educating this gal who has only ever had dogs and cats (ok, one parakeet when I was a kid).

I'm hoping to discover friendly folk who will chuckle and cluck ever so quietly over the idiocy of a prospective chicken owner
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In advance, I apologize for stupid questions!

amber, chicken lover
 
I've done a lot of research already but can't wait to see what you experts can teach me! Although, from what I see, chickens surprise even the most seasoned of owners ;-)

amber
 
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from Hereford AZ!
We are new to the chicken family....I have read lots of books and looked up numerous topics online- BUT BYC has the info I need and all the BYC forums are perfect for what I need to ask!
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Here are the steps:

1. Research coops/runs, and baby chick care.

2. Decide how many you want.

3. Set up brooder in spare bedroom.

4. Build coop and run/yard for (hopefully) at least twice as many as in step #2, because bigger is always better.

5. Buy baby chicks.

6. Panic over funny looking poo, brooder temps, pasty butt, and various behaviors.

7. Decide you will never brood in house again, even though you have learned from research how to control odor; you just can't stand the dust all over the house, despite the closed bedroom door.

8. Move chicks to coop, and worry they will be too cold, even though it is 100 degrees outdoors.

9. Start researching whether you want broodies or an incubator for more chickens.

BTW, most people do #5 before they do #4.
 
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The attitude here is, the only stupid question is the one not asked. There is a search function, and some great info on the FAQ page, and in stickies in each section. However, this doesn't always produce what we need to know, and there are usually people around who realize this and will help if they can.
 

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