Greetings from upstate New York!

[CatDoctor]

Along with many cats, dogs, and birds (occupational hazard!) I'm a newbie mom to 10 Gold Laced Wyandotte hens, 2 roosters, and a New Hampshire Red hen who was a freebie from the hatchery.
I purchased them as day old chicks and have had a smashing success with them so far. They are now 9wks old and my larger, dominant, rooster just started crowing this morning!
Since my coop is a short distance from my house I'm not really looking forward to winter...still trying to figure out the water situation since there's no electricity in the coop and I don't want to run electric cords all that distance. Lugging water jugs twice a day seems like the only option? Arghhhh!

 

[Kiki]

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[drumstick diva]

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[DobieLover]

Hello from another Upstater and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I drove through your area last week. Beautiful!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome from Corning,NY!
Best wishes and have lots of fun!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC.

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• List of guides on how to use the site - “How to...” guides
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• Good starting point for browsing the site - Articles
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[Leahs Coop]

Hello, and a warm welcome to Backyard Chickens! It's great to have you here with us.

 

[Shadrach]

Hello CatDoctor.
Welcome to BYC.
You can't beat the sound of a rooster in the morning........at 4.30 am, 5 am, 6 am, 7 am,
okay , okay I'm up!

 

[CarpCharacin]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you decided to join our wonderful community!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

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