Canadian chicken rookie!

[mamawright]

Hi there,

I'm Erynn and I live in the South Okanagan in British Columbia, Canada. I am in the early stages of planning the introduction of hens to my urban micro homestead. Our municipality just recently changed the bylaws allowing us to have hens so I am very excited.
I have plans to convert my shed into a hen house and build a garden enclosure for them to spend the warmer days in. They will be allowed to free range when I am home. Because of the size of my property (.10 of an acre) I think I will start with 3 hens, possibly a Plymouth rock, an Orpington and a Wynadotte. This will also depend on the availability of chicks in my area. I am so excited to have hens, I was raised on a small scale egg farm when I was younger but this will be my first experience being solely responsible for them and on my own property!

Any feedback, suggestions, ideas etc would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much & happy egging

 

[N F C]

Hi Erynn,

If you'd like to 'meet' other members from Canada, you can find them with this link:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread

I like your plans to convert a shed to a coop, that will save on time and money. Look over the Coops section if you want to get some ideas of features that might work for you.

Good luck to you and if you have questions, always feel free to ask!

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC, Erynn. Glad you decided to join our flock. If you haven't done so already, definitely check out our Learning Center at https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center. There is lots of useful information there. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Cheers.

 

[mamawright]

Thank you so much! Looking forwarding to "meeting" new people and learning about all things Chicken!

 

[mamawright]

Thank you so much! I definitely will check that out!

 

[N F C]

Thank you so much! Looking forwarding to "meeting" new people and learning about all things Chicken!

You're welcome, have fun!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Erynn - glad that you have joined us. It seems like exciting times ahead for you! All the best with your shed conversion and finding the breeds that you wish.

CT

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

Glad you joined the Backyard chickens flock. I think you would be interested in the Canadian thread "Canadians , check-in-here."

 

[NickyKnack]

Hello!

Welcome to BYC and the coop! There's a lot of great peeps here! Feel free to ask lots of questions. But most of all, make yourself at home. I'm so glad you decided to joined the BYC family. I look forward to seeing you around BYC.