Hello From Indiana!

[oldlogansport]

Hola!

A (soon to be) newly married couple from North Central Indiana here, very excited to begin our first venture into backyard chickening!

I've been reading and researching and dreaming for years and now that my lovely fiance has gotten the chicken bug, we're going to set out into the world of chicken raising!

Glad to find this community, and to no longer be a lurker.

-Ben (and Jessi)

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

Congrats and Welcome to BYC!

 

[DDNONIN2016]

Hello and welcome from Ohio....so glad you joined us. Best of luck on your wedding and chicken keeping

 

[sourland]

Best wishes for your wedding and entry into the world of chicken keeping. Welcome to BYC.

 

[sumi]

Hello and welcome to BYC

Congrats on the upcoming wedding and enjoy your chickens!

 

[willowbranchfarm]

Welcome to BYC!!! Glad you joined.

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, Ben & Jessi, and

! Great to have you in our flock! Enjoy your chickens and have a happy life together!

 

[oldlogansport]

Thank you all for the warm welcome and well-wishes!

As a question, our new home sits on an acre lot (with my parents' seven acre woodland abutting to the rear) in rural Indiana. We're looking to start just for eggs, so we think just pullets. How many is a good number for a starter flock? We're new, so we don't want to get overwhelmed.

We'd prefer to free range with a small coop for their overnight accommodations and protection, do you think that there will be enough forage available (with some forage plots planted as well) with what I've described?

We've got time, probably going to purchase from the feed store here rather than mail order. Unless there is an exchange program or the like from the community to help us get started?

Thanks again for the support, everyone!

-Jen and Bessi

 

[Kevin565]

 

[chickenpooplady]

from Highland County Ohio and God Bless!!!