Hello from NY!

[Pork Pie]

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Pork Pie

 

[N F C]

Nice intro and I enjoyed seeing your pictures!

 

[Aha76]

Nice intro and I enjoyed seeing your pictures!

Thank you very much!

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Hello and welcome to BYC! This is a great place to learn and share your chicken adventures.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Stipenvlerk]

Hi! I'm new to this forum (although I've been browsing it for a couple months) and new to raising chickens.
We've been talking about getting chickens for a few years and picked up our first chicks this spring. They were three weeks old. (We bought them from a local farm, not a breeder.) We got three Speckled Sussex and three Salmon Faverolles.

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All six were sexed female (can you see where this is going..?) but two of our three Speckled Sussex turned out to be cockerels... which was a real shame because they were so docile and loved attention. I even taught one of them a few "tricks". Luckily, a friend of a friend had a young daughter and large farm (with two separate chicken pastures) and they were happy to give the cockerels a new home. (We re-homed them when they were about 12-13 weeks old, after they started crowing.) Their new owners were impressed by their friendliness and said their daughter loved them. (I hope they stay sweet!)

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We live in a funny area because, while there are two large farms (with cattle and chickens) around the corner from us, our house was only permitted to have six hens (or ducks) and no roosters. Now we're down to four pullets, who are fourteen weeks old. (I need to take some more recent pictures. I think they were about 8 weeks old, above and below.)

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I have to say that the three Faverolles are quite hilarious (we bought our chickens primarily as backyard companions / garden helpers) and our remaining Speckled Sussex is very sweet (although a little less trusting than the cockerels were). We're considering getting two more (auto-sexing) pullets but, our current, tiny flock seems to be getting along just fine.

Thanks for reading!

The second photo.. what a gorgeous Bird !

 

[Jucodeo]

Hello @Aha76 and

You have a nice looking flock! If you take new pictures of your chickens, feel free to send some my way!

Thank you for joining, and I hope to see you around the forums! Also, feel free to contact me if you have questions, or just want to chat.

Have an cellent day!

- Justin

 

[Aha76]

The second photo.. what a gorgeous Bird !

Thanks! He was a really nice bird too (but he was a bit rough with my pullets). I'm glad we were able to find him a more suitable home. If I get a picture of him as an adult, I'll be sure to post it.

 

[Aha76]

Hello @Aha76 and

You have a nice looking flock! If you take new pictures of your chickens, feel free to send some my way!

Thank you for joining, and I hope to see you around the forums! Also, feel free to contact me if you have questions, or just want to chat.

Have an cellent day!

- Justin

Thank you, I will; that's very kind. I look forward to chatting with people on here.

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

It's a pleasure! Hello and welcome, glad you've joined ! Loved your introduction, especially the pictures