Greetings from a newbie

[X_and_Z]

I've spent a lot of time on this site as a non-member reading articles and forum posts to get me started correctly. It has been a very valuable resource.

To answer the suggested newbie questions:

I've had chickens for ~9 months now and am really enjoying the experience.

My city allows 6 chickens - I have silver laced polish, silver laced wyandottes, dark brahmas, & blue easter eggers. My neighbors are very happy with the variety of egg colors they get

I also have 2 australian shepherds that have shown in a variety of sports. The older one is quite good with the chickens while the younger one veers between loving to eat their poop and wanting to chase them .

The dogs and chickens share the yard with a number of zebra finches in an aviary (I breed and sometimes show them) and a ton of large goldfish that live in my pond.

Since I live in a downtown area on a small city lot, it's quite a zoo, but very fun.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC - great that you have joined us.

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - Find Your State Thread


Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Plip]

Welcome to BYC! Great to have you here!

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I've spent a lot of time on this site as a non-member reading articles and forum posts to get me started correctly. It has been a very valuable resource.

To answer the suggested newbie questions:

I've had chickens for ~9 months now and am really enjoying the experience.

My city allows 6 chickens - I have silver laced polish, silver laced wyandottes, dark brahmas, & blue easter eggers. My neighbors are very happy with the variety of egg colors they get

I also have 2 australian shepherds that have shown in a variety of sports. The older one is quite good with the chickens while the younger one veers between loving to eat their poop and wanting to chase them .

The dogs and chickens share the yard with a number of zebra finches in an aviary (I breed and sometimes show them) and a ton of large goldfish that live in my pond.

Since I live in a downtown area on a small city lot, it's quite a zoo, but very fun.

Welcome to Backyard Chickens dog do love chicken waste so does the garden

 

[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:

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[N F C]

Your 'zoo' sounds like a lot of fun. It's nice to have you here, thanks for joining us!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Happy to have you join the family. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[Latestarter]

Greetings and welcome to BYC! So glad you joined us. There's a wealth of info, knowledge and experience shared in the multitude of threads. Browse around and see what interesting stuff you can find. By all means post away when the desire strikes you, especially if you have questions (provide as much detail/info as possible and pictures truly help)... With all the great folks here, generally someone will respond in no time at all. Please make yourself at home!Oh, please feel free to post pics of any of your animals at any time... We all love seeing other's animals!

Hope you enjoy the site!