Absolute novice ready to take the leap!

[drumstick diva]

 

[liz9910]

 

[sourland]

Congratulations on your new home. Search the forums, ask questions, plan and you will be set to start your flock the proper way. Welcome to BYC.

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[jlholm]

Welcome to BYC!   jlholm, have any questions about start up feed and coop designs?,i may be able to help.
where at in western New York, that's where i'm from.  i live in cattaraugus. thats cool, snow is just melting here.:yiipchick I also raise small flock of chickens as a hobby, and am 6 months new to chickens!www.thegardencoop.com/blog/2010/.../winter-chicken-coop-care-p2...
Winters get cold in New York, make sure to build and place coop out of wind as best as possible.  I used a heat lamp for a while and lowered during the day to just above head level on really cold days(even when my chickens were still 4 months old) when they roost in the winter at night i raise the lamp so they can jump off their coop without knocking the lamp around. i then lower heat lamp again during daylight. 

 

[jlholm]

I live outside of Amherst, NY. Between Clarence and Akron. How many chickens did you start with?