Getting ready for my first chicks!

[TyTyBoy]

Hello, all! New to this community and new to raising chickens for fresh eggs. So new that I don't even have the chicks yet! Coop and run are built and just about ready to go. I'm quite nervous to care for young chicks so I'll be seeking advice often!

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

Welcome to the flock, @TyTyBoy! Thanks for joining us! Do you know what breeds you are getting?

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to Backyardchickens.com aka BYC!
We are glad you joined our flock.
Jump right in and make yourself at home.

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

A good read:
http://articles.extension.org/pages/69065/feeding-chickens-for-egg-production

 

[AlleysChicks]

You are more prepared than I was when I got my first chicks! I’m excited for you! How many are you getting and any idea on breeds?

 

[TyTyBoy]

Not yet. I'm in Tallahassee, so I don't need to worry about dreadful cold - I spent the last 60+ years in Indiana! I'd like good layers, of course, and friendly fowl. I plan on handling them a lot while chicks so they're used to being handled. Glad for any suggestions.

 

[TyTyBoy]

You are more prepared than I was when I got my first chicks! I’m excited for you! How many are you getting and any idea on breeds?

My dad, who had chickens for a few years, suggested the black sex-linked chickens - Black Star, maybe?

 

[AlleysChicks]

Not yet. I'm in Tallahassee, so I don't need to worry about dreadful cold - I spent the last 60+ years in Indiana! I'd like good layers, of course, and friendly fowl. I plan on handling them a lot while chicks so they're used to being handled. Glad for any suggestions.

I like my Australorps, Barred Rocks, white Leghorn and Black sex link. They are friendly and great egg producers.

 

[AlleysChicks]

My dad, who had chickens for a few years, suggested the black sex-linked chickens - Black Star, maybe?

Yes They are great. My Ethel is very friendly (she’s practically a dog) and was the first to lay and the last to molt this year.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Good luck with your new chicks! You might want to stop by our Learning Center for lots of good reads on raising chicks and other aspects of keeping poultry... https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/

Great to have you aboard!

 

[MrsMistyReal]