Hello bird folks,

[Tookie]

Welcome to BYC! We’re so glad to have you here.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, Harley, and welcome to BYC!

Is a Jaybird a Blue Jay as in the kind we have here in Wisconsin that make a mess of our bird feeders? They are pretty, but I'd love to know how you ever tamed them! The cardinals probably like the mess they make as we've got them and several other birds all eating on the ground under the bird feeders.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! It's so nice to meet you! Please make yourself at home!

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Oh that is so interesting you have hand tamed the Blue Jays! What did you use... Peanuts? I have hand tamed Chickadees and Titmice, never Blue Jays, I will need to give them a try too. Nice avatar photo!

Make yourself at home here and welcome to our community!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello Harley, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

And just for good measure, one more vote for starting with 3, not 2.

 

[AGeese]

I’m Harley, in Sunnyvale, CA creeping up on getting a couple of backyard chickens. City allows 6, I’m going to start with 2.
I have a friend with chickens, and raised birds in my youth. I bought a small coop, working on a run, scheming on wiring off a corner of the yard. (Now that I’ve written that, the die is cast…). I’ve hand tamed several wild jaybirds over the past 35 years.

I know people recommend 3, but I'm going to recommend 4. It goes kinda like with breaks, if you have 5 minutes to spare take 10, and so with chickens if you're thinking of 2 get 4.

Actual reasoning has been given, depending on if they're fully grown or not chicks are fragile, and chickens are generally prey. Otherwise they are flock animals and thrive in numbers.

Good luck!