Hello all. First time chicken owner.

chickenwingking · Feb 14, 2017

Thought I would introduce myself this morning. I've been frequenting this site over the last couple of months to help me prepare for my chicks I recently purchased and decided I would join in on the fun.

First things first, I am a young married man in north Alabama and current graduate student at UA. Roll Tide!

Last week I bought my first 6 chicks: 2 Cream Legbars, 2 Black Sexlinks and 2 Buff Orpingtons. All are doing great and some of them have already exhibited unique personalities. Although, I'm finding that these 1-2 week old chicks seem to prefer the brooder temp between 75-80 degrees which threw me for a loop. I was trying to follow the guidelines, but I suppose if the chicks tell me different then it's no sweat (cheap pun haha).

A little note about my username. About 13 years ago I was a sophomore in high school and extremely skinny. One day, two girls decided to pick on my tall, slender size in addition to my last name and dubbed me 'Chicken-Wing King'. I thought the username would be appropriate now lol. Didn't care for it much back then haha.

Anyways, can't wait to watch these hens grow and see what all this has to entail. I really enjoy the forums here and it has definitely been a big help! Thanks all!

TheKindaFarmGal · Feb 14, 2017

Welcome to BYC!

It sounds like you've got a nice little flock. The story behind your username gave me a laugh.

Glad you joined us, and I look forward to seeing you around!

IdyllwildAcres · Feb 14, 2017

Welcome to BYC ChickenWing!

Gary from Idyllwild Ca here

Must. Finish. Coop. 50 days til chicks arrive....

Pork Pie Ken · Feb 14, 2017

Hi and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us. Good to hear that you are letting your chicks tell you what they prefer, rather than what you have read - it's a good thing way to approach things.

You'll find lots of info in the Learning Centre - https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center and 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.

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you

All the best
CT

braehedge · Feb 14, 2017

Welcome!

MissNutmeg · Feb 14, 2017

!

drumstick diva · Feb 14, 2017

Love your user name despite the way you got it. I think I knew kids like that in school - they used to call me' shrimp.' Actually I don't care for seafood. I was 5' tall at some point in my life but, seem to be regressing with old age.

Welcome to the Backyard chickens flock

N F C · Feb 14, 2017

You chose a nice selection of breeds to start with, I hope they do well for you.

Thanks for joining us, it's nice to have you here!

Cynthia12 · Feb 14, 2017

WELCOME!!!!

Nice way to make a name not so liked back in the day, into something fun..and that we here at BYC will learn to love just in knowing you here!

CuzChickens · Feb 14, 2017

Hello there, and welcome to the big, happy BYC family! I am so glad you joined us, please make yourself at home. I hope you will enjoy it here as much as I have!

~Cuz

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