Day 2 - New Here!

[CoopedUpFamily]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?

We are new to chickens, we got them

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

12 chicks

(3) What breeds do you have?

RI Red, White Leghorn, Seelink, Orington, arracanna, barred. 2 of each

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?

an educational family activity

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?

baseball, fostering rescue dogs, food

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.

2 girls, my wife, 2 huskies, a German Shepard, a pot belly pig, a tailless cat and a white rabbit. If my wife had her way, we would have a farm for sure.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community!
Best Wishes and Be Well!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. About that farm - I have learned over the years that a happy wife = a happy life.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Are the coop and run built?

 

[CoopedUpFamily]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Are the coop and run built?

not yet, they are 3 days old at this point. We are doing our research and trying to get the best one. We know the viability at this stage is tough but we want to make sure we have enough room.

 

[DobieLover]

not yet, they are 3 days old at this point. We are doing our research and trying to get the best one. We know the viability at this stage is tough but we want to make sure we have enough room.

The thing is, they are going to be ready to live in the coop by 5 weeks old. 12 chicks also fill up most brooders very quickly. When they start getting bored, you start having problems. You don't have a lot of time.
Have you considered converting a shed into a coop? It works very well and speeds up the process quite a bit.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC.

Here are some helpful links:

• Great go-to resource - Articles
• Insightful feedback on how members manage their flocks - Topic of the Week back-catalogue

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! We're glad you joined us! Make yourself at home!

 

[N F C]

Congrats on the new chicks, hope everyone is enjoying them! I'd get started building a coop asap, those tiny balls of fluff grow very quickly and for 12 chickens you're going to need a good sized coop.

Best wishes!