IldflueStjerne
Chirping
- Apr 30, 2023
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(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am very new to chickens. I took the plunge about seven weeks ago, with a bunch of little chicks. I'm also trying to get set up for quail.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? & (3) What breeds do you have?
I have fourteen. Chicken math kind of took over as I got chicks. And I wasn't sure how many would survive, and how many would be cockerels. I have silkies, blue Australorps, blue laced red wyandottes, and speckled sussexes.
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
That's a difficult question to answer, as my journey has only just begun, and the fact that I'm me. I love animals, I love working with animals, and seeing their personalities. I'm looking forward to getting eggs, and the potential weed and insect control. I also like how some of them will fly to my head and use me as a roost.
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
I'm a very craft oriented person. I spin yarn, crochet, and sew. I know how to knit, though I do it rarely. I enjoy making art, but have a hard time sitting down and drawing, or painting.
I'm into fishkeeping, and also gardening. I also enjoy reading.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I have two cats, a betta fish, and a bunch of red cherry shrimp.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
I found BYC because my sister started keeping chickens last year, and there were questions I couldn't answer, so via a search engine, the forums showed up.
I decided to join because I have chickens now, and I think I'll need advice and/or reassurance in the future about what I'm doing and how to keep them (I tend to overthink things, and be a bit anxious). Potentially help with sexing the silkies too, at some point.
I am very new to chickens. I took the plunge about seven weeks ago, with a bunch of little chicks. I'm also trying to get set up for quail.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? & (3) What breeds do you have?
I have fourteen. Chicken math kind of took over as I got chicks. And I wasn't sure how many would survive, and how many would be cockerels. I have silkies, blue Australorps, blue laced red wyandottes, and speckled sussexes.
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
That's a difficult question to answer, as my journey has only just begun, and the fact that I'm me. I love animals, I love working with animals, and seeing their personalities. I'm looking forward to getting eggs, and the potential weed and insect control. I also like how some of them will fly to my head and use me as a roost.
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
I'm a very craft oriented person. I spin yarn, crochet, and sew. I know how to knit, though I do it rarely. I enjoy making art, but have a hard time sitting down and drawing, or painting.
I'm into fishkeeping, and also gardening. I also enjoy reading.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I have two cats, a betta fish, and a bunch of red cherry shrimp.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
I found BYC because my sister started keeping chickens last year, and there were questions I couldn't answer, so via a search engine, the forums showed up.
I decided to join because I have chickens now, and I think I'll need advice and/or reassurance in the future about what I'm doing and how to keep them (I tend to overthink things, and be a bit anxious). Potentially help with sexing the silkies too, at some point.
to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
