Chicken Newbie

[Chris240]

So, I've been thinking about getting chickens for a while. When we moved from an apartment in the city to a house in the suburbs my wife was on board with the idea but it never quite made it to the top of the to do list. Recently our sons have expressed an interest in pet chickens (a few of their friends have them). Guess what just got bumped up on the to do list.

 

[BantammChick]

@chris240

 

[ChickenGeek_101]

Cool. Chickens are fun to have!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Chris and welcome to BYC. There are worse things to be bumped up the list

Here’s a link to the Articles section - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ There you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs.

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 may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - Find Your State Thread

All the best

Pork Pie

 

[BullChick]

Hello, and welcome to the insanity!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Lazy Farmer]

So, I've been thinking about getting chickens for a while. When we moved from an apartment in the city to a house in the suburbs my wife was on board with the idea but it never quite made it to the top of the to do list. Recently our sons have expressed an interest in pet chickens (a few of their friends have them). Guess what just got bumped up on the to do list.

Hi Chris and welcome to BYC. There are worse things to be bumped up the list

Here’s a link to the Articles section - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ There you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs.

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 may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - Find Your State Thread

All the best

Pork Pie

Hello, and welcome to the insanity!

 

[Bridger Davis]

Hey! I'm Bridger D.; duck enthusiast and big reader! That's a good combo so if you need info on ducks, I'm your man! You can also talk to the experts like Chickens really, Miss Lydia, Sara Ranch, and Drumstick Diva. They'll help you out with your chicken, duck, and people problems! ; )) Have fun with BYC!

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Chris240]

I've always been a DIY kind of guy. I've been looking at coop/run plans off and on for a couple of years and seriously for the last few weeks. I thought I had accumulated enough good ideas to start building. I was in the yard looking for a suitable location when I stumbled over an entirely new option.
I built this about 12 years ago, except for the occasional NERF war the boys haven't been near it in a couple of years. I was thinking about putting it on Craig's List "free to a good home, just get it out of my yard."
Overall its about 12' x 30' built of pressure treated lumber. The "Fort" is 5'x6'x5' to the bottom of the shingled roof. This could become a chicken coop virtually for free.
Check the coop pages for progress on repurposing this jungle gym