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Kristin Derise

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Hey everyone. I’m new to the whole idea of raising chickens. I don’t currently have any but plan on getting one within the next month. My daughter is autistic and LOVE animals. My husband and I are trying to find new ways to draw her out of her shell and teach her (and our son) responsibility. We currently have two cats and two hermit crabs. Any advice is greatly appreciated!!
 
Hi :welcome Kristin!

Glad you could join us all here! How exciting for you and your family to be planning your new chicken adventures. I’m sure you will enjoy them very much and they are extremely rewarding animals to keep. Here is a lovely article that I hope you will enjoy reading ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/kids-with-disabilities-can-enjoy-chickens-too.68187/

Good luck and be sure to ask any questions. Everyone here to help you along the way.

Enjoy BYC and all the chicken chat :frow
 
Hello there and welcome to BYC! :frow

Keeping chickens can be quite rewarding. I think you will thoroughly enjoy having a flock of them. Mine are huge on lap sitting, they love the attention!

So glad you could join us! :)
 
Welcome to BYC. Set goals, study the forums, question, plan and you will be ready to venture into keeping chickens. Chickens are flock animals and do best with company. I recommend a minimum of 3 that way if something happens to one, 2 remain as company for one another. Chickens and kids are a natural mix. Good luck.
 
G’Day from down under Kristin :frow Welcome!

That is a beautiful family photo!

Have you decided on a breed yet? If not, this article might be helpful: Pickin a Chicken

You might be interested in downloading this free e-book My First Year With Chickens

I do hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

You may want to also Find Your State Thread and pop in and say hello.

BYC has a Learning Centre and also Topic of the Week articles which I have found to be a great resource and a one stop shop for questions which may have already been discussed within the BYC membership group.

If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock when they arrive, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out ;)
 

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