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RedEarthDaughter said:
Hi, I am in the process of building my first coop and generally getting my backyard ready for a small flock this Spring. Excited to get all the advice and support for this chicken newbie! Suggestions on which breeds are best to start with. Also interested in members, from my area especially, sharing best local resources for obtaining chicks, supplies, etc.
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RedEarthDaughter said:
Hi, I am in the process of building my first coop and generally getting my backyard ready for a small flock this Spring. Excited to get all the advice and support for this chicken newbie! Suggestions on which breeds are best to start with. Also interested in members, from my area especially, sharing best local resources for obtaining chicks, supplies, etc.
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I found this to be helpfull at The livestock conservancy:
Which breed should I get?
Which breed is right for me?
To determine this you have to answer several questions.

  • Where do you live? Pick a breed that is adapted for your climate.
  • What are your land and shelters like? If the birds are to range freely, choose a breed that is a good forager.
  • What do you want the birds to do? Provide the family with meat, eggs, both, neither? Choose a breed that best meets these needs.
  • Which breeds do you like? Pick one that you like to look at and will enjoy working with for years to come.
When you have answered ALL of these questions, and have written a job description for your future chickens, go through The Livestock Conservancy’s Pick a Chick Chart to help select the appropriate breed for you.

I hope that is helpful information for you. I really like their pick a chick chart recommend it highly.
 
AllenK@new2this said:
I found this to be helpfull at The livestock conservancy:
Which breed should I get?
Which breed is right for me?
To determine this you have to answer several questions.

  • Where do you live? Pick a breed that is adapted for your climate.
  • What are your land and shelters like? If the birds are to range freely, choose a breed that is a good forager.
  • What do you want the birds to do? Provide the family with meat, eggs, both, neither? Choose a breed that best meets these needs.
  • Which breeds do you like? Pick one that you like to look at and will enjoy working with for years to come.
When you have answered ALL of these questions, and have written a job description for your future chickens, go through The Livestock Conservancy’s Pick a Chick Chart to help select the appropriate breed for you.

I hope that is helpful information for you. I really like their pick a chick chart recommend it highly.
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very helpful! thank you!
 
RedEarthDaughter said:
Hi, I am in the process of building my first coop and generally getting my backyard ready for a small flock this Spring. Excited to get all the advice and support for this chicken newbie! Suggestions on which breeds are best to start with. Also interested in members, from my area especially, sharing best local resources for obtaining chicks, supplies, etc.
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Welcome:welcome. Ameracunas are great blue egg layers. Silver Lace Wyndotte are fairly good light pinkish baise egg layers. Both are fairly tolerent to cold. There are many that would be good in your climent. You should get many other sugestions from our members. You can also do a forum search and get about any info you need. we have great, knowlegable members that are always ready to help.:wee:ya:woot
 
G’Day from down under RedEarthDaughter :frow Welcome!

You might be interested in downloading this free e-book My First Year With Chickens

This is a link to the article AllenK mentioned: Pickin a Chicken

I do hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

BYC has a Learning Centre and also Topic of the Week articles which I have found to be a great resource and a one stop shop for questions which may have already been discussed within the BYC membership group. This one might be of interest to you:
Topic of the Week - Getting Started, Keeping Chickens

If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock when they arrive, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out ;)
 
AllenK@new2this said:
I found this to be helpfull at The livestock conservancy:
Which breed should I get?
Which breed is right for me?
To determine this you have to answer several questions.

  • Where do you live? Pick a breed that is adapted for your climate.
  • What are your land and shelters like? If the birds are to range freely, choose a breed that is a good forager.
  • What do you want the birds to do? Provide the family with meat, eggs, both, neither? Choose a breed that best meets these needs.
  • Which breeds do you like? Pick one that you like to look at and will enjoy working with for years to come.
When you have answered ALL of these questions, and have written a job description for your future chickens, go through The Livestock Conservancy’s Pick a Chick Chart to help select the appropriate breed for you.

I hope that is helpful information for you. I really like their pick a chick chart recommend it highly.
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