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Welcome to the coop! I use the Forums and Articles tabs at the top of the page to do research. You can get lost for hours. It's nice to know you are minutes away from getting help with questions and emergencies! I always check in the "What's New" section as well at the top of this page. This way I can read how I may have a similar question or help give some advice.
 
sunnysideohio said:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Not brand new, but only a couple of years in. First chickens arrived in February, 2021!

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
10 -- 9 hens and our rooster, Ralph Macchio.

(3) What breeds do you have?
A variety. Leghorn, Rhode Island Reds, New Hampshire Red, Welsummer, Barred Rock, Black sex-link and Amber sex-link.

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
We love sitting with them and "watching the chicken channel." And their eggs are wonderful, of course! =)

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

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
We're a small family of three, with my wife, our son, and me. I work in IT managed services. Our son is just learning to drive w/his learner's permit.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? :D
Found BYC from googling a question on coop-building! After reading a few posts, I knew it just made sense to join the crew. =)
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Welcome fellow Buckeye! I'm from north central Ohio, close to the lake. Enjoy your time here and your flock!
 
Idaho Chicken Bungalow said:
Welcome to the coop! I use the Forums and Articles tabs at the top of the page to do research. You can get lost for hours. It's nice to know you are minutes away from getting help with questions and emergencies! I always check in the "What's New" section as well at the top of this page. This way I can read how I may have a similar question or help give some advice.
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Thank you, I'm starting to look for solid DIY coop ideas, I've got a lot of reading to catch up on!!
 
Farmgirl1878 said:
I’ve rehomed some of my hens and all of my roosters. These girls will be with me for the rest of their (hopefully long) lives. Love your set up! You can see my coop and run by clicking the “my coop” tab in my profile.

Here are a few pics of my girls.

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Do you guys have a lot of eagles up there? We’ve got baldies and golden eagles down here. That’s why I have the camo netting set up over their favorite grassy area. We also have red-tailed, red-shouldered, Cooper’s, and sharp-shinned hawks as well as Great Horned Owls and more black vultures than you can shake a stick at!
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We do have eagles, but our main concern in our particular spot is hawks. We have a Cooper's Hawk and a Red-Tailed Hawk that patrol the area. The Cooper's Hawk takes song birds right off the feeders a couple of times per year.

The song birds are a great alarm bell for the chickens, though, b/c they are about 25 yards away and they scatter when they see a bird of prey.
 

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