Brand new to chickens

[Ann F]

Hello everyone, so glad I found you. The information here is amazing, albeit a bit overwhelming. I am brand new to this, so I have been reading and searching as much as I can. Hope to get to know everyone better soon.

 

[Symboline]

Hi Ann! This is an awesome place to get all kinds of great information for chickens...

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Welcome to BYC, so glad you've joined us! It can be bit overwhelming if you try to read and learn everything all at once - so take it a bit at a time. Where are you at in your chicken adventure -- just thinking about it, got chicks but need to build a coop, have the coop built but have questions about chickens, etc -- sometimes it helps to pinpoint an immediate question/need for knowledge as a starting point and then following the path to each successive question/stage/etc.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC.
You'll find lots of info in the Learning Centre - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/ and 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

CT

 

[MPio13]

Welcome! I'm new to chickens too! Learning ALOT as I go, but that's the fun! What kind are you raising and how many?

 

[Ann F]

Right now, I have 5 12 week old Rhode Island Reds. We have a coop, inside a dog pen, with a roof, as we have many predators in the woods. The day we put up the pen, the chickens weren't even out there yet, we saw a large Fisher nosing around! So my girls are still inside until I am positive it is like Fort Knox!

 

[Ann F]

Hello and welcome to BYC.
You'll find lots of info in the Learning Centre - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/ and 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

CT

Thank you so much for the advice!

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to the Backyard chickens flock. You may want to check out the predator threads for more information etc. on safeguarding your flock. Sadly everything loves to eat chickens.