Do you make or buy your feed?

[ChrisMonroe]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes/ few days ago
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
4 pullets
(3) What breeds do you have?
2 Asain Blacks
1 Longhorns
1 Rhode Islad Red
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
(Since I've never had my own) While helping my neighbors, the food, the company, and fertilizer for my garden

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Gardening

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I'm married have 5 sons from 15yrs old to 2 yrs old. We love gardening and eating what we grow. Sheet metal journeyman.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
Search Face Book on back yard chickens. Today. All the great information on the posts.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Welcome to our eggcelent flock here at BYC

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Hello! Welcome to BYC!!

I buy my feed.

Feel free to check out the links below for some interesting reading. Good luck to you!​

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC.
We are glad you joined this flock!
Jump right in and make yourself at home.
Much easier and cheaper to buy feed. I buy my bird's feed.

This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

Coop Ideas:
Chicken Coops.

What exactly did you Google to get here? <<<<<<<<<<<

BYC has an APP!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC! I have mine custom milled.

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community!
I definitely buy my feed.......Flock Raiser and oyster shell...

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Both!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC.

Here are some links to key resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3
• Great resource for beginners = https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/
• Good starting point for browsing the site - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/
• Interesting feedback on how members manage their flocks -https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archives
• Excellent source of local information - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[ladybugchickenfarms]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens!
I personally buy my feed
I hope you enjoy BYC as much as we do!

 

[fldiver97]

Welcome! Glad you decided to join I also buy my feed, local not a store brand. I always keep a dish with crushed oyster shells available so the layers can supplement calcium as needed.