Backyard Chicken newbie

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Jrmiller23

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Aug 21, 2017
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Hi folks, I'm up in Minnesota and am just getting started with chickens. I am still in the learning/planning phase, but we are planning for spring 2019 to start hens. I am specifically interested in layers that are hardy to cold as we get pretty brutal winters here.

As of right now, I'm planning on incorporating hens into my composting process so I have plenty of compost for my garden beds and scratch for them.
Backyardchickens.com comes highly recommended from many resources, too many to list a specific one.

We do a lot of diy and focus on self sufficiency and are currently working on a 1000sqft garden (which will eventually be 3000sqft).

Looking forward to joining the community and meeting other like minded homesteaders!
 
Welcome to Backyardchickens.com aka BYC! :frow
We are so glad you joined our flock.
Jump right in and make yourself at home.
You may be interested in checking our BYC's sister site too:
www.theeasygarden.com
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Hi and welcome to BYC.

Here’s a link to the Articles section - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ There you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs.

There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224

All the best

Pork Pie
 

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