Hello from British Columbia

[irlybird]

Good Morning,

My husband and I along with our soon to be 5 and 7 year old will be getting 14 chicks in two weeks. We have never raised chicks before and are looking forward to the adventure that it will bring.

We are getting:
2 Barred Plymouth Rock

2 Colombian Rock
2 Rhode Island Red
2 Red Rock Cross
2 Leghorn
2 Sex-Sal-Link Brown
2 Ameraucanas (not sexed)

We are looking forward to raising the chicks and watching them in their daily lives. So excited to teach the kids where the food comes from and the duties that come along with a backyard flock.

We have a one year old golden retriever and live on 3.5 acres in British Columbia, Canada. We are currently building our 8x10 coop with a 10x16 covered run off the coop. We are doubling up on galvanized wire to protect from the predators. Our coop runs adjacent to our house and we will be able to sit on our front veranda and watch them play all day!

I heard of this site many times through searching up random questions. Felt it was time I join and begin on the conversation.

Look forward to chatting with you all.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC.
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.

What exactly did you Google to get here? <<<<<<<<<<<

BYC has an APP!

 

[Melky]

Welcome to BYC!​

 

[BYCforlife]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens! Thanks for joining!

I have a lot of friends in BC, great place to live!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens hardware cloth best price is Amazon most often no one get in there but nothing is really bear proof

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC and congrats on your new hobby.

Here are some links to key resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3
• Great resource for beginners = https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/
• Good starting point for browsing the site - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/
• Interesting feedback on how members manage their flocks -https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archives
• Excellent source of local information - http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/144/canadians-check-in-here

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Kris5902]

Welcome to BYC, neighbor! Hopefully you don’t need to worry about bears too much!

 

[irlybird]

Welcome to BYC.

What exactly did you Google to get here? <<<<<<<<<<<

BYC has an APP!

I have known of the site for years so don't remember exactly what I had googled but often times my searches for different breeds and supplies comes up with a "backyard chickens" link.

 

[Kiki]

I have known of the site for years so don't remember exactly what I had googled but often times my searches for different breeds and supplies comes up with a "backyard chickens" link.

Thank you!

 

[irlybird]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens hardware cloth best price is Amazon most often no one get in there but nothing is really bear proof

I'm going to check out amazon again. When I looked before it turned out to be cheaper at a local farm store but maybe I calculated wrong.

Unfortunately we will be dealing with bears. We live in the mountains of BC - part of their homeland.