Hello everybody, I'm new to the forum 
This really is a great place for chicken enthusiasts and I'm glad I can be here with all of you!
My name is Katharina. At the moment I do not have my own chickens. My mother and I bring every afternoon 10 girls in our neighbourhood some goodies (the owners agreed, we would never do such thing without permission) and the girls always await us joyful. They are 1 Marans hen (who I think from my observations is the boss), 1 black Australorp hen, 1 Barnevelder hen, 1 Welsumer hen, 1 Vorwerk hen, 1 Sulmtaler hen, 1 Lakenfelder hen, 1 Sundheimer hen and 2 Wyandottes.
I have a friend with chickens nearby, and when he had to stay away I took care of them. He has bantam Brahmas (all roosters, his oldest one is 10 years old) and bantam Brahma x Deutsches Buschhuhn-mixes (14 hens, 1 rooster, 2 cockerels). At the beginning they were suspicious about me, but now they know me they come to greet me, look for treats, ask me to let them out in their big free-range areas.
I have 6 Greek tortoises (all of them are boys, 5 are siblings and I have them from egg on, they will have their 15 th birthday this summer, and the 6 th one is my oldest, I have him since 29 years, he is about 33 years old) who are all hibernating at the moment, and I'm caring for bees (still learning a lot from my friend I mentioned above who is a beekeeper).
I'm planning to have my own chickens (as a child I did have 3 cockerels, a bit later on my family did have three chicks, both times ended somehow sad).
I hope they will brighten my life. I love to watch them doing their chicken things and I love when and how they communicate and bond with humans.
So I'm here to meet you and your beautiful and sweet chickens
This really is a great place for chicken enthusiasts and I'm glad I can be here with all of you!
My name is Katharina. At the moment I do not have my own chickens. My mother and I bring every afternoon 10 girls in our neighbourhood some goodies (the owners agreed, we would never do such thing without permission) and the girls always await us joyful. They are 1 Marans hen (who I think from my observations is the boss), 1 black Australorp hen, 1 Barnevelder hen, 1 Welsumer hen, 1 Vorwerk hen, 1 Sulmtaler hen, 1 Lakenfelder hen, 1 Sundheimer hen and 2 Wyandottes.
I have a friend with chickens nearby, and when he had to stay away I took care of them. He has bantam Brahmas (all roosters, his oldest one is 10 years old) and bantam Brahma x Deutsches Buschhuhn-mixes (14 hens, 1 rooster, 2 cockerels). At the beginning they were suspicious about me, but now they know me they come to greet me, look for treats, ask me to let them out in their big free-range areas.
I have 6 Greek tortoises (all of them are boys, 5 are siblings and I have them from egg on, they will have their 15 th birthday this summer, and the 6 th one is my oldest, I have him since 29 years, he is about 33 years old) who are all hibernating at the moment, and I'm caring for bees (still learning a lot from my friend I mentioned above who is a beekeeper).
I'm planning to have my own chickens (as a child I did have 3 cockerels, a bit later on my family did have three chicks, both times ended somehow sad).
I hope they will brighten my life. I love to watch them doing their chicken things and I love when and how they communicate and bond with humans.
So I'm here to meet you and your beautiful and sweet chickens
Glad you joined.
Hello Katharina and welcome to BYC, You found an Awesome poultry Forum to be a part of with many great knowledgeable members who are more then willing to jump in and help you with any questions you may have. 
