Chicken Newbie in WA State

[Gscott]

Hi. My name's Scott. Well, what have I gotten myself into? I have been considering getting chickens, either layers or "eaters" for a couple years now. After driving past a nearby fellows' tractors this spring, I got nosing around the internet. Ended up here in the wee hours this AM, reading what I could about broilers. Well, I pulled the trigger! As I sit here I've got 20 1 day Cornish X chicks in a cardboard refrigerator box brooder in my garage. They seem happy so far. <fingers crossed> This is gonna be good!


(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Brand New!. Today.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Twenty.

(3) What breeds do you have?
Cornish Cross from Privett via Del's Farm supply. The only place I could locate them this late in the Spring. Arrived today, so they are 1 day old.

(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
Googling

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Riding motorcycles, boating on the nice days. The other 330 days of the year I try to stay out of the rain.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
Learning a lot, lots more to learn! Wish me luck!

 

[Imp]

Welcome to the chicken addiction, from Renton.

Congrats on getting chicks.

Now sally forth and post!

Imp- Who is this Sally Forth?

 

[benjoycei]

Hi from NC

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I got my first ones on a spur of the moment whim about 8 years ago. Got rid of them about 4 years later...missed them tremendously...so I got a new batch May 2010.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
6

(3) What breeds do you have?
2 Rhode Island Reds, 2 buff orpingtons, a Barred Rock, and a black australorpe.

(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
Googling

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
I am an artist/potter/jewelry maker/woodworker/shrimp dealer.........

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I'm hyperactive, I've been married 32 years to the same man, we have a 16 year old, cat, my DH is a commercial fisherman, I sell his catch, I want more chickens.

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

and

from Ohio. So glad you joined. You will be surprised how good fresh chicken really is. Are you planning on doing the butchering or do you have someone to do it for you? Good luck.

 

[white01]

from Maine

 

[True Grit]

from MN. I'm sure you'll love the forum.

 

[Gscott]

I expect to do the butchering myself. Not sure about the scalding and plucking tho. I like the skin, but seems so much easier to take it off. But I'm getting WAY ahead of myself (don't want to jynx myself) Got a couple months to go before I have anything resembling meat!

 

[Desert Rooster]

Hello

from Hesperia,CA and

 

[Batty about Banties]

from the beautiful Columbia River Gorge.