Baltimore City Chicken newbie

[pollackeee]

Hello land of feathered friend owners. I am finally materializing a dream I have had for a long time. I have backyard chickens!!! There are 13 in all right now. 6 Delaware, 3 Maran, 2 Americauna, and 2 Wellsummer. They are 3 weeks old now and I have had them since they were 5 days old. They are thriving well. I am too, lol. My kids are really enjoying our new friends and are also on board (for now) with contributing to some of the responsibilities. This site is a Godsend and am referring to it often. I am sure I will have a million questions like : How do you introduce dogs to chickens who want to chase them? Rats and Chickens in the city? etc. Thanks for being here to help!

 

[N F C]

Congratulations on your flock!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Lots of us lurked before joining, but we are glad you finally took the plunge and joined!

Ask as many questions as you need, as for dogs and chickens, its tough to train out the instinct to want to eat them. You might ask this question in our Managing Your Flock section...https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/managing-your-flock.2/

Good luck on this fun journey and welcome to our roost!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Glad to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[LoveMyChickenBabies]

Glad you could join our flock! We are sure you'll love it here, so pull up a roost!

 

[Hope Hughes]

Welcome to BYC!

Thanks for joining. You have come to the right place!

There are alot of amazing people that are willing to help with whatever they can, you can also go
Check out the Learning Center it has tons of great information and articles for just fun reads!

Enjoy!​

 

[Eggs2chicks]

Welcome to BYC. This is awesome. I am jealous. Lol. Enjoy your time this site is the greatest.

 

[Pork Pie]

Welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us. This link may be interesting

Topic of the Week - Dogs and chickens

This is a useful link of BYC guides to take a look at announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3 (there's a guide on how to include your location under your avatar - including your location is very helpful). You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC!
We are glad you joined our flock!

This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

Coop Ideas:
Chicken Coops
There are a couple of links in my signature that are worth the short read.
BYC has an APP

 

[HenHouse4Life]

Glad you're here! Enjoy your stay!