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[DeutschHühner]

Hello.
I am an American living in Germany with my Italian/German husband and his parents. We are the proud guardians of nine Sussex chickens who are just over 6 weeks old today. First, I would like to say what a wealth of information we have gained from reading your questions and posts! Thank you all!
We started this process way back in April but have only recently reached the point to actually get our flock started. We took some of your advice and made some of our own calls, too. We've made some mistakes and had to backtrack and regroup a couple of times but whatever we did, it seems to be working. We picked them up when they were two days old and the young ladies; Laverne, Shirley, Loosey, Ethyl, Vera, Flo, Loretta, Dolly and Cha-Cha; all seem to be thriving. The people we got them from dropped off some vaccine for us the other day and remarked on how much bigger they are than the ones they kept.
I look forward to looking to you folks for your continuing advice, suggestions, experiences, etc. Have a safe and happy Holiday season!

 

[blackdust951]

helloand welcome to backyard chickens!thank you so much for joining us i hope you enjoy your time here.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us.

Here’s a link to the Articles section - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ There you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs.

There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive

 

[chickadoodles]

Hello and welcome to BYC. Nice to meet you. So happy you joined us.

 

[N F C]

It sounds like you're off to a good start with your flock! If you ever have questions or just want to share how things are going, just let us know.

Best wishes!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Hope Hughes]

Hello​

Welcome to BYC!!
So glad to have you here!!
Thanks for sharing your story!!
There are many people on here that are ready to help in anyway they can!
The learning center also has alot of great information on it as well!
Enjoy!​

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[staceyj]

Welcome!
Now that you've joined you may find yourself starting a lot of sentences with the words,"Today the chicken people on BYC said..."
Glad you've joined the flock!

 

[drumstick diva]