Hello from Chandler, AZ!

[Lady Goats]

Hi Everyone! I'm Gina, from Chandler, AZ. Got 3 ladies (well, one turned out to be a gentleman) 2 months ago and have been on BYC almost daily. Figured it was time to set up an account! <3

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, Gina, and

! Happy you joined our community and that you have found BYC useful! Best wishes to you and your flock!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi Gina

Glad you could join us here! What breeds have you started out with? Be sure to ask any questions that you may have, everyone here to help and very friendly.

Enjoy your time here on BYC and all the chicken chat

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you for joining us at Backyard chickens

 

[Lady Goats]

Thanks, everyone I started with a silver laced wyandotte (she died), an Americauna (she died), and a frizzle-something bantam (who, we later found, was a roo). So we've currently got a barred rock (my favorite, so far - she's so sweet, docile, and just plain pretty), another Americauna, and I'm not sure what the third is. My eldest tells me that the lady we got her from said she's a white leghorn, but, other than being white, she doesn't look much like a leghorn (from the pictures I've seen).

That would've been good info to put in my original post, thanks for asking.

To clarify, the two that died, my hypothesis is heat. Coop is in direct sun (though they have plenty of access to shade in the run and while free-ranging) and both were found in the nesting boxes. I have to assume it's because they got overheated in there and were too distressed to get out in time. I've since provided a shaded nesting box, drilled 8, 1.5" holes in one side of the coop, and have ordered a small fan to attach to the other side. Also added four additional windows to the front of the coop. Hopefully that creates enough circulation that it doesn't feel like an oven in there.

Until that fan comes in, I'm placing ice packs on the sides of the nesting box that's in the coop, in case they do decide to use it.

However, if anyone has other suggestions, I'd love to hear them!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[CuzChickens]

Welcome to Backyard chickens!! I hope you enjoy it and the camaraderie here and everybody that goes nuts over chickens (me being one of them....) Have fun! And ask questions! Check out our learning center! It has loads of helpful info!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center

 

[QueenMisha]

Welcome to BYC! It's great to have you.

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello Gina, and welcome!