Hello from Iowa

Are you interested in receiving Black Australorp Bantam fertile hatching eggs and/or chicks?

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IA Chicken Guy

IA Chicken Guy

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Mar 14, 2019
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Hello everyone,

After many years of quietly sitting on the sidelines and reading the forums I finally decided to join in.

I grew up raising a mixed flock of bantams, so, naturally, I’ve always been partial to them, and now that I’m “grown” and have my own house and family I decided about a year ago to get some chickens.

I currently have:

  • 4 Black Australorp Bantams (3 hens, 1 rooster)
  • 8 Barred Rock Bantams (hens)
I currently live in Ames, IA, and have my chickens here in town. The best part about me having chickens is being able to involve my children in the process. Also, all of my neighbors are “older” and they always tell me how fun it is to watch them scurry about my yard (they free range from time to time), and how it reminds them of either their childhood (they had chickens) or visiting their grandparents farm.

Another great thing about having chickens is all of the great compost for my garden (I’m an Agronomist and LOVE to garden).

I’m also interested in possibly developing a relationship with local people who would be willing to help me perpetuate the Black Australorp Bantam breed. I received my birds last year from a breeder in Wisconsin, but I would like to be able to both assist people with starting their own flocks as well as be able to pull birds/chicks from their flocks (once established).

Regardless, glad to be here. I’m looking forward to meeting y’all.

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Hi, it's nice to have you here with us!

I'm familiar with Ames :D My grandad had a dairy farm there and my mom grew up in Ames. I haven't been there for several years but I'm sure it's still a nice college town.

Best of luck with your bantam project. Connect with the members on your state thread to find people closer to you.Iowa
 
Hi and welcome to BYC :frow We're so happy you've decided to join us :ya

We have a contest going on right now just for new folks like you. In order to enter you'll need to copy the link from your first post in this thread and post it in the contest thread.

To copy your link address, right click on the link to your thread and click copy or copy link
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then click on the following URL
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...t-new-byc-members-win-a-byc-calendar.1287752/
Go down to where it says "write your reply..." tell us this is your entry and then click on the link button
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Paste your URL into the box and click "insert", then click "Post Reply".
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That's all there is to it. Once you've finished this, you're eligible to win a nice BYC Calendar.
 

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