Hello all!

[Spanky357]

We finally bought a house with a little over 2 acres & I can get started on my mini farm. Lol My wife calls me Farmer Mike now. We plan on getting a flock of 10-15 layers & prob 2 goats. The goats will mainly be pets & I am contemplating on waiting until next year for the chicks. Any general advice or warnings etc.?

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Spanky Welcome!

Glad to have you join us here at Backyard Chickens.
Advice #1 build your coop/run before you get your chicks.
Best wishes on your journey in keeping chickens.

 

[Joeschooks]

Hello and There’s so many helpful, knowledgeable folks here and I’m sure you’ll find this site a very useful resource. My advice is to build BIG! That was you won’t have to re-do everything when addiction takes hold

 

[Kiki]

We are glad you joined this flock!
Jump right in and make yourself at home.

This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

Coop Ideas:
Chicken Coops

 

[Teila]

G'Day from down under Farmer Mike Welcome and Congratulations on your new home!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

BYC has Topic of the Week discussions which I have found to be a great resource, informative and sometimes entertaining; so definitely worth checking out.

Including your general location on your profile will assist others. Location, climate, season etc can be important factors when members are responding to any questions you may have and vice versa.

You might want to also Find Your State Thread and pop in and say hello.

You may be interested in these links:

• Learning Centre
• Articles
• Pickin a Chicken
• How Much Room do Chickens Need?

 

[drumstick diva]

Glad to meet you Farmer Mike, BYC also have sister sites ie., Backyard herds, etc. You will find what you need here. Use the search box if necessary.

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

Greetings Spanky357, Welcome to BYC!

 

[Spanky357]

G'Day from down under Farmer Mike Welcome and Congratulations on your new home!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

BYC has Topic of the Week discussions which I have found to be a great resource, informative and sometimes entertaining; so definitely worth checking out.

Including your general location on your profile will assist others. Location, climate, season etc can be important factors when members are responding to any questions you may have and vice versa.

You might want to also Find Your State Thread and pop in and say hello.

You may be interested in these links:

• Learning Centre
• Articles
• Pickin a Chicken
• How Much Room do Chickens Need?

This is very helpful. TY so much!!!

 

[Yowza Wowza]

It's nice to have you here!

 

[N F C]

Since you already have some good information to check out for chickens, I'm going to add a word about goats...good fencing will be your friend (they are such escape artists)!

Best wishes with all your plans!