Hello from Central Illinois!

[HeidelberrFarms]

Hey everyone,

I'm glad that I finally made it over to this side of the interwebs. I've been meaning to do this for a long time but I am a lifelong procrastinator.

I have two separate flocks of chickens, the old ladies are a varied lot with Buff Orpingtons being in the majority. The young ladies are divided between Barred Rocks and White Rocks. In addition, I have a flock of Cayuga ducks who also provide entertainment.

The poultry exist alongside my herd of 16 alpacas and thus life is never, ever, boring.

I look forward to getting to know you all better. Now if you'll excuse me I look forward to doing a deeper dive into the threads here to glean some wisdom on how I can improve my hatching rates.


Leslie

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Leslie and welcome to BYC - quite a menagerie you have there.

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224

All the best
CT

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under Leslie

Welcome!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

 

[HeidelberrFarms]

Hi Leslie and welcome to BYC - quite a menagerie you have there.

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224

All the best
CT

Thanks so much! I'm going to peck and scratch my way over there right now!

G’Day from down under Leslie

Welcome!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

G'Day from over here @Teila . I certainly feel welcome

Someone asked for pictures?

WELL THEN!

I'll have to start combing through my photos.

You have been warned

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to Backyard chickens Leslie, it's very nice to meet you

 

[HeidelberrFarms]

Welcome to Backyard chickens Leslie, it's very nice to meet you

Thank you! It's lovely to meet you as well!