Chicken newbie - with experienced help!

[LizzGPDMD]

I'll start off by introducing myself. My name is Lizz and I live in Cecil County Maryland. My husband and I just purchased 6 chicks about 2 weeks ago. We have been discussing it for while and finally just took the plunge! Thankfully my stepmother (in CT) is an extremely experienced chicken keeper, and I have a couple of local friends who also raise chickens. So we have some great experienced help, but we are still newbies!

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We are new to owning our own chickens and just purchased them about 2 weeks ago.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
We bought 6 chicks!

(3) What breeds do you have?
2 Rhode Island Red
2 Red Sex Link
2 ISA Brown

(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
Google search, and then confirmed how great the site is with my stepmother

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
There are so many, but my personal main hobbies are WWII Reenacting, Crafting (including knitting, crocheting, papercrafts, and MUCH more), and I am an active member of my church.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
Our family is myself, my husband, and two young boys (almost 4 and almost 6 years old). We also have 3 house cats. My husband is a professional firefighter and I am a stay at home mom. We were already interested in raising chickens and then our older son's kindergarten class had two chicks. He was so excited to learn about them and how to take care of them, so two weeks ago we took the plunge and purchased 6 chicks of our own. I am VERY excited about raising chickens both for the fresh eggs and for the experience of owning them. I've already learned so much from my stepmother, and she is absolutely my "go-to" resource, but it is so wonderful to have found this site as well. I have already learned a lot here, and look forward to learning more!! I'm sure I'll have questions as we go, but so great to know there is a place to come and chat with others!!

THANKS!!
Lizz

 

[Kiki]

Welcome Lizz! We are glad you joined our flock!
Jump right in and make yourself at home.
Do you have a predator proof coop built yet? Chicks grow really fast.
This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

Coop Ideas:
Chicken Coops

BYC has an APP!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Lizz

Glad to have you join us here at Backyard Chickens.
Nice intro! Enjoy your time here!

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to Backyard chickens Liz, it's a pleasure to meet you.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Lizz and welcome to BYC

On this link you'll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/


There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. 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 can use this link to contact members in your area - Find Your State Thread

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[N F C]

Hi Lizz, it's nice to have you here!

 

[Joeschooks]

Hello Lizz ! There’s so many helpful, knowledgeable folks here and I’m sure you’ll find this site a very useful resource. I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do.