Hello all, newbie here

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Eggstaticnewbie

Eggstaticnewbie

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5 Years
Jul 12, 2014
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Peoria, IL
Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?

My husband and I are brand new to the chicken world

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?

5 hens
(3) What breeds do you have?

I don't know yet. We purchased adult layers from a farm that is down-sizing. She purchased a "hen special," and did not know either.

(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
all the research needed lately, this website always came up!

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
gardening, sewing, bread making, hiking.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.

I am a stay at home mama. We have 2 small dogs. A chihuahua and a pomchi. The chihuahua is overly excited about our new friends! We have an adult cat and a new kitten, both of whom could care less.

So we purchased our hens Thursday, and found our first egg today. Super excited! However, the hen that probably layed it was having trouble walking for a bit afterward. I became concerned, and found no information about this behavior or sign of distress. After about 1/2 hour, she is up and walking fine. Anyhoo, all is well in our new adventure. Hope it stays this smooth for a while!
 
Greetings from Oregon!
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You've joined the best chicken site in the world...tons of info for you! You might add your basic location in your avatar/signature thingie so when you do ask questions we have a better idea of which way to reply....welcome aboard!
 
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Welcome to BYC! Great introduction; very thorough. Congratulations on getting your first egg. That first egg is always so exciting. If you want to post pics of your hens (full body profiles showing legs and tails), we can probably ID the breeds for you. Good luck with your flock.
 
Hello there and welcome to BYC!
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So glad we have been of help to you! This is the place to be when you own poultry! We are just bursting at the seams with knowledge.

If you are wondering about what breeds you have, Mountain Peeps has left you with the What Breed link.

Great to have you aboard and welcome to our flock!
 
Hello and….



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from Washington! BYC is the best fowl website you can find.
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I hope you feel glad you signed up! In our flock we have great people and it is always great to have a new member:) In our flock, we have no pecking order!

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By the way, not saying that you will do anything bad, but no fowl play
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