Finally! The chicken drought is ending

[muddy75]

Welcome to BYC! Would love to see photos of your flock.

 

[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!

 

[Bsmac]

Hello! Welcome to BYC! Best of luck with your chicken adventure!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you joined us!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[N F C]

Hi, it's nice to meet you! Congrats on your upcoming flock, have fun.

 

[janiedoe]

Good morning, welcome to BYC!

 

[debid]

So exciting! I hope your daughter loves the coop building experience. There is such a sense of accomplishment seeing the building that you put together in use. Will she be using a kit or starting from scratch? If you are comfortable with her using social media, this group is supportive and there is a wealth of knowledge to be shared. If you prefer to filter for her, that's understandable.

Take lots of pictures and enjoy the journey!

 

[JPadronMiami]

We bought a 10ac farm almost 2 years ago. The house, barn, & septic system needed work so that's been our top priority. Now we're ready, & getting chickens in May!

My grandparents had a big farm when I was a child. My grandmother loved her Leghorn flock even though the rooster was a terror. I have fond memories from when I was 6-9 of being trusted to gather the eggs once the flock were turned out of the barn. They laid so many eggs I'd go out with the basket 2 or 3 times.

With that Leghorn rooster in mind, I've read about the nature of different breeds & have chosen the Favorelle. I'm looking forward to their tendency to be friendly, & not very flighty. I'm picking up 5 Salmon Faverolle hens to start with. My daughters want to learn how to care for them before getting chickens of their own. And one of my daughters is going to build the coop design I picked out this week.

I'm disabled so I work on genealogy, read a lot, & walk our acreage as much as I'm able with my rescue dog. He's been a great distraction from the pain & an incentive to walk a bit further to see what interesting thing he's discovered.

Good Afternoon, there's nothing like the feeling of pride, and accomplishment of caring and raising your own flock, then finally it's "First Egg Day".....several years later, I still have that same excitement of wondering how many eggs i will collect today! I always thank my girls for their hard work!!!...Im also reminded of my father and grandfather them being country folks themselves, welcome to BYC