So "Hello there" to you all!
A little history on me and my family and how we ended up here at BYC. My Husband is a vet (combat medic,UH-60 crew chief) who suffered severe PTSD. The severity of the condition led to his inability to fly helicopters anymore and was forced into retirement (after 26 years) after leaving his last tour of Iraq.
We had never known a life outside of the military. Once it happened, we had to leave the lifestyle we had been accustomed to and enter into a new one. Now we are restoring an 1800's farm house and decided that having chickens, ducks and a large garden would help the whole family adjust to a new country lifestyle outside of a big city without the perks of a cable internet and many other things that come with a metro community. It was a difficult adjustment ..at first.
.Now this is where the BYC community comes into the story...
Once the idea of getting chickens came up I had a TON of questions, and many doubts. I took to the internet and every time I looked up a question I had or the family had, I seemed to end up here at BYC. My family has reaped the benefits ! We love our chickens, ducks and our enormous garden. It's a lot of work but we do it together as a family and it has brought us closer than ever before. We have 10 lovely hens, 13 pullets and one mighty Roo.
I finally decided to join up after a few months of perusing this wonderful site because with 2 girls sitting on eggs I know I will have more questions..
A big "thank you!" for becoming my "go-to resource" to many of the questions that have come up since my family decided to begin homesteading. I can't thank the many authors of the posts that have been so kind to impart their wisdom because to be honest I've used the site so often I've forgotten the ones who authored all the threads. Needless to say, I've lurked long enough.
FluffyDucks
A little history on me and my family and how we ended up here at BYC. My Husband is a vet (combat medic,UH-60 crew chief) who suffered severe PTSD. The severity of the condition led to his inability to fly helicopters anymore and was forced into retirement (after 26 years) after leaving his last tour of Iraq.
We had never known a life outside of the military. Once it happened, we had to leave the lifestyle we had been accustomed to and enter into a new one. Now we are restoring an 1800's farm house and decided that having chickens, ducks and a large garden would help the whole family adjust to a new country lifestyle outside of a big city without the perks of a cable internet and many other things that come with a metro community. It was a difficult adjustment ..at first.
.Now this is where the BYC community comes into the story...
Once the idea of getting chickens came up I had a TON of questions, and many doubts. I took to the internet and every time I looked up a question I had or the family had, I seemed to end up here at BYC. My family has reaped the benefits ! We love our chickens, ducks and our enormous garden. It's a lot of work but we do it together as a family and it has brought us closer than ever before. We have 10 lovely hens, 13 pullets and one mighty Roo.
I finally decided to join up after a few months of perusing this wonderful site because with 2 girls sitting on eggs I know I will have more questions..
A big "thank you!" for becoming my "go-to resource" to many of the questions that have come up since my family decided to begin homesteading. I can't thank the many authors of the posts that have been so kind to impart their wisdom because to be honest I've used the site so often I've forgotten the ones who authored all the threads. Needless to say, I've lurked long enough.
FluffyDucks
and Welcome To BYC! Good luck with your flock and the upcoming broody hatches! Thanks to your husband and your family for his years in service
In our flock, we have no pecking order!
