Hi everyone, We just moved to 11 acres in Western Washington and I am busily preparing for my first chickens! Right now I'm in the planning/graphing/constantly-drawing-stuff-on-napkins stage. We have a lot of woods (and predators!) but the garden area is very extensive, though neglected. I have decided to put a "chicken moat" around the garden, and the coop inside it with a protected passageway from the pop door into the "moat." I will post pictures in March or April when it is all up and running. (fingers crossed) Our chicken objectives are -fun -lots of nutritious eggs, of different colors! -garden help (manure, occasional weed or bug control inside the garden) I want to put together a mix of breeds totaling about a dozen. My wish list changes constantly, but for now it looks like 2 Buff Orpingtons 3 Barred Rock 3 Ameraucanas, or however you spell/say that... 2 Red star or Rhode I. reds 2 Marans 2 White leghorns I have a lot to learn, and I am so glad to be a part of this community now! Cynthia
Hello there and welcome to BYC! Sounds like you are putting together a nice group of breeds! You will have a nice colorful egg basket!! Enjoy all your poultry adventures and welcome to our flock!
Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help. Enjoy all those nice breeds you have chosen!
Welcome to BYC!I'm glad you joined us. You've picked out some nice breeds so far! Your Leghorns and Red Stars should be extremely good egg layers for you, the Marans will add some dark eggs to your egg basket, and the Buff Orpingtons and Easter Eggers should make especially good lap chickens and pets.
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