Hello and Happy New Year!

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Lovely Lettie]

Welcome to our awesome community! So glad you joined

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you joined us!

 

[N F C]

Hi Judy, happy new year to you as well! The Learning Center is full of good info, especially when just starting out. Here's a link to the "getting started" topics: getting-started-raising-chickens.21

Best wishes!

 

[Grammy60]

Hello Judy and welcome to BYC We are happy you have joined us

 

[rjohns39]

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

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. The Best of Luck with your Plans. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

Welcome to the coop! I use the Forums and Articles tabs at the top of the page to do research. You can get lost for hours. It's nice to know you are minutes away from getting help with questions and emergencies!

 

[Blue Raptor]

I am brand new to keeping chickens, just got my small coop and run combo today. The plan is to build a nice pen to keep predators our and our small flock in and safe. I hope to start out with 3-4 hens, we can't have roosters where I live.
I don't know where we're getting our chicks from yet, but am excited to get started!
A few things I was curious about ...
When you buy chicks, can I be sure to just buy hens?
What do the chicks eat? same thing as mature birds?

I'm sure I'll find my answers here somewhere.

Welcome to BYC!!
You can never be sure if you’re getting a hen or a rooster, even if they’re labeled as females.
Chicks eat later crumbles, which are smaller than regular pellets.