Chicken Newbie Here! So Excited!!!

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jessica.anne

jessica.anne

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8 Years
Dec 21, 2011
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South Carolina Midlands
Hey ya'll!! Greetings from South Carolina!!
Back in the early summer months my husband came home and told me a friend of his had some chicks and was wondering if I'd like to go pick out a few since I'd been saying I'd like to have some chickens...long story short...I picked out 6 biddies, going by which colors appealed to me and now have 4 hens and 2 roosters. My hens have just started laying within the last few days. I haven't had any fighting issues with my roo's so far, with one roo being clearly dominant, but the lesser roo is getting some action as well. Haha
I have tons of questions, have been reading the forums for some time for answers, and have finally joined.
I'm super excited to be here and can't wait to share my experiences and learn from others' as well!!
Thanks for having me!!
 
hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan
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So glad to have you here.
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..you will meet a lot of great people just like you that love
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their peeps..
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...Merry Christmas & HAPPY NEW YEAR!......
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~CHARM1704
 
First and foremost: Welcome to BYC!

Now, about your roosters, chances are they won't ever fight (much), because they were raised together and have established their pecking order with an alpha and beta status. I have a dominant rooster and <*cough*> eleven other roosters in my flock of around 50 chickens, 9 ducks and a pair of geese.

I chose my very first chicks -8 of 'em- as one each of different breeds because I didn't think I'd be able to tell 'em apart if they were all one breed, such as Rhode Island Reds. I knew I'd name them all, and it just seemed like I would be starting each day with greetings like this: "Good morning, Rhoda! Well, how are YOU today, Rhoda? You're looking good this morning, Rhoda. Well, hello, Rhoda, how are you?" Nah, couldn't have that!
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And I have continued to add breeds to the flock over the past two years. They're all named, and I only have a few "duplicate" breeds. I have since learned I CAN tell them apart if they are the same breed, though.
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Hope to see posts from you and pictures of your flock members. BYC is THE best place for chicken-keeping folks like us. Great information, wonderful stories, and always the best place to come when you make mistakes by not checking here first. Then you can learn how to fix what you didn't do right the first time.

...at least that's been my experience. Your mileage may vary.
 

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