A Special "Thank you" to BYC and everyone on it!

[tinalibnania]

I have learned everything about chicken raising and producing a happy healthy flock and gorgeous yummy eggs from everyone here!!!

I started knowing absolutely nothing about chickens, breeds, coops, predators, egg production etc. I ordered day old chicks, straight run from a hatchery. Luckily I ended up with all females and only 1 Roo. Starting from correct ways to rear healthy chicks, build a predator safe ( of which I have dispatched several raccoons and possums and kept away the neighborhood Hawk) and comfortable coop, proper food and interacting tips to finally producing top quality eggs on a daily basis including at least one double yolker a day

. I have not lost 1 chicken yet or encountered any illness, knock on wood, and have really enjoyed this experience more than I could have possibly imagined. I now enjoy sharing eggs with my neighbors here in Detroit, watching kids who have never seen a live chicken learn from my little flock and look forward to hatching eggs in the future as well! And did I mention the eggs!!!!! My flock is a joy to me, we will soon be setting up chicken t.v.....Thank you everyone for this experience and the knowledge I have gained from all of you and thank you BYC!!!!

 

[gryeyes]

Everything IMPORTANT I've learned about chickens has been from BYC, so I totally agree with you. I have BYC to thank for success of my flock; I know the birds would have had much less rich and probably much less healthy lives if I hadn't encountered BYC. Books and magazines are nice for diagrams, and they give incubation durations and suchlike, but it's my virtual friends on BYC who have assisted me the most.

 

[TigerLilly]

I'm with both of you--about 1 1/2 yrs ago I googled chickens & BYC came up! Been hooked ever since, though I dont seem to get on here as much...too busy enjoying the little cluckers

 

[jomoncon]

I'm with both of you--about 1 1/2 yrs ago I googled chickens & BYC came up! Been hooked ever since, though I dont seem to get on here as much...too busy enjoying the little cluckers

+2 on that!! My ladies are also about 1 1/2 years old. I'm so grateful I found BYC, and learned everything here from building the coop to handling fresh eggs!!

Another thanks to all on BYC!!

 

[Kittyf]

Me too! I have learned so much about chickens here - and who would have thought i would ever have chickens of all things! And love having them so much! Many thanks to all on BYC for everything!

 

[KBlue]

aawww....

*group hug*

one (really) big happy family!

 

[Campesina]

Everything IMPORTANT I've learned about chickens has been from BYC, so I totally agree with you. I have BYC to thank for success of my flock; I know the birds would have had much less rich and probably much less healthy lives if I hadn't encountered BYC. Books and magazines are nice for diagrams, and they give incubation durations and suchlike, but it's my virtual friends on BYC who have assisted me the most.

X 2 Thanks ya'll!! God Bless.

 

[devora]

Absolutely! I was thinking yesterday on the way to the coop, "Isn't it great to have a place to go where everyone understands this love of chickens?!"

In some circles it's a bit wacko but at BYC you can gush about yer birds!!

 

[tinalibnania]

It's funny, even when I do a google search for a really obscure chicken subject 99% of the time it directs me back here......that says alot about BYC! I went today and gave eggs to all my neighbors and they were just thrilled....I love my gurls and their beautiful eggs!

 

[tinalibnania]

aawww....

*group hug*

one (really) big happy family!