Greetings from West Michigan!

[thesunthemoon89]

I've been lurking for a few weeks so I finally decided to bite the bullet and register as a member

As my title says I live in West Michigan and I've wanted chickens for months. Hubby and I are trying to climb the ladder of sustainability/living "green" and chickens seemed like the next rational step! We have plans for 4 chicks and I think we've settled on 2 Barred Rocks and 2 Australorps [I've heard that both breeds are hardy in the cold..hope this is true since it can get pretty chilly and snowy here. Yay Lake Effect Snow!].

This website and forum is an amazing resource and I look forward to posting here often and talking with like-minded people! Hope everyone is enjoying the New Year.

 

[kari_dawn]

welcome!...and as others will soon tell you, if your target is four birds, plan for twelve! You will want more!

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[magicpigeon]

from Sydney, Australia!!

 

[erner]

Greetings from Missouri!

 

[ghillie]

 

[MSDeb]

Welcome to BackYardChickens and Happy New Year!

 

[theoldchick]

 

[Kate+chicks]

Welcome to BYC! Funny that you said you wanted 4 chickens.....I said the same and just bought our first ones 3 days ago. I started with 7

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[Debbiedodo]

Welcome to BYC from another in West Michigan. This is my first year with chickens and hope you enjoy them as much as I do.