Beginners in knoxville

[Hybridchucks]

Hello and Welcome to BYC, @John and Tiffany! (aka Backyardchickens) Its wonderful to have you! Thanks for joining! If you have questions, you will find your answers. There are loads of awesome helpful and active members that will help you if they can.
Best wishes!
-Tov

 

[rjohns39]

Hi John & Tiffany and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us
We're just a couple hours west of you. Here's the link to the Tennessee and middle Tennessee threads if you'd like to pop over and say hi or I'd be happy to introduce you.

 

[staceyj]

Welcome to BYC!

Your approach is a wise one.
Spend the winter investigating and researching then come spring you'll be ready to start your chicken adventure!
Don't ever be afraid to ask a question here. This place is full of nice people.
Go vols!

 

[sourland]

Hello, John and Tiffany, and welcome to BYC. Study the forums, ask questions, and you will be good to go. Good luck in establishing your flock.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Definitely stop by our coops pages for some idea... https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/chicken-coops.12/

Chickens need quite a bit of space, especially if they will be enclosed much of the time. 5 sq feet per bird in the coop, 10 sq feet per bird in the run.

Enjoy this new journey and welcome to our roost!

 

[Hope Hughes]

Hello
Welcome to BYC!!
So glad to have you here!!
Thanks for sharing your story!!
You have come to the right place.
There are many people on here that are ready to help in anyway they can!
The learning center also has alot of great information on it as well!
Enjoy!​

 

[MissNutmeg]

Welcome to byc!! So glad you could join us!!!


~Meg

 

[MissNutmeg]

 

[John and Tiffany]

Thanks for all the great welcomes! I'll check in on the local thread soon and I'll be sure to look at all the info and links you all shared. There is a lot to take in on this website so hopefully we will not any trouble getting going.

I have access to a lot of abnormally large pallets at my job from when we deliver elevator lits to new job sites. I'm hoping to use much of this for the coop. I'm probably going to be drawing up some plans this weekend and I'll post them for feedback before we start building. Is there a good forum thread for that?

 

[rjohns39]

you will never be: "any trouble getting going"...