Hello all! I'm very excited to be a part of BYC

[ceville66]

I'm new to keeping chickens and decided to keep them because I've always wanted to, but never had the time to. Now that I'm retired and my children are older, my dream of having chickens is realized I also have three dogs (Selma, Coco and Diesel), one cat named Mike and I have two aquariums. I also enjoy taking care of the flowers in my yard and flower beds. I have so many questions about keeping chickens and maintaining a healthy flock. I have two mature hens that my neighbor gave me and I have five young hens (pullets?) that are about six months old. I have a buff orpington, two australorps, one rhode island red, one hybrid, and two leghorns. I've been getting 1-2 eggs every other day or so, which I'm so happy about. I think my buff and one of the leghorns are my layers so far. I'll try to post some pictures of my girls soon

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Welcome to BYC!!!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC and chicken-life.

On this link you'll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping birds - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/

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


Here’s a link to general links and the different forums on BYC - https://www.backyardchickens.com/misc/quick-navigation-menu


You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find Your State Thread

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you for joining us at Backyard Chickens

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Welcome

Nice intro!

Thanks for joining us here at Backyard Chickens.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome to BYC!

 

[NonnasBabies]

Welcome