Hello from Australia

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
That's a big farm.
I hope you aren't being affected by the horrible fires.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Wow, that is quite the ranch you have!! I LOVE living remotely, we do too. There is a true sense of living and peace when you have huge spaces between yourself, neighbors and town.

Hop up on the roost bar and enjoy all our chatting here on BYC!

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens! That's a lot of birds! Good luck with all of your animals and birds, and I hope that you're safe from the fires over there.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Hello! Welcome to BYC!! That's a lot of moo moo's! Sounds like a lovely place I hope you aren't being directly affected by the fires.

 

[Nardo]

Welcome and I hope you are staying safe. We see horrible video from your part of the world.

 

[ValerieJ]

Hi! Welcome to BYC! Let's see, you know you have 5,000 cattle, but have no idea how many chickens? That's a lot of chickens. Sounds like a great business you have going there. I sure hope you are not being effected by the wild fires.

 

[Ribh]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?

My grandparents raised chickens for eggs and meat when I was younger. I’ve always loved chooks so I now keep my own. I can spend hours with them each day in their coop!

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

I’ve got no idea! I lost count a long time ago!

(3) What breeds do you have?

I currently have pekin bantams, Polish, silkies, Araucana, Belgian duccle and a few older Plymouth and RIR layers. I also have Indian Runners and Guinea Fowl. And.... I currently have Peahen eggs in the incubator (don’t tell hubby!) One day soon I’d also really love to get some geese

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?

I love their little personalities and the eggs are a bonus!

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?

I love cooking and gardening and fishing

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

I live on a remote Cattle station in outback Australia. We have 5000 cows, 3 Guinea Fowl, 5 ducks, I have no idea how many chooks, 3 cattle dogs, 1 Jack Russell and 1 super special 3 legged Blue Heeler And hopefully soon Peacocks!

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?

I found BYC on the internet while searching for incubator information. BYC has been a godsend!

WELCOME TO BYC.​

From Sunny Queensland.​

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens from Washington State

 

[MaryJanet]

Hi @Treeny

Welcome from me in Adelaide

Don't chooks have personalities! I write my chicken stories on a thread called MJ's little flock. If you're interested, have a look and join in. There are some other good chats going too