Hello from Oakland!

[ClucksAndCombs]

Welcome to BYC!

Feel free to ask questions, there are so many wonderful and knowledgeable people who will answer them

Good luck with your chicks!

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Hi and welcome. Best of luck on your new journey.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community! Best wishes and have lots of fun!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
You might want to have a piece of screen or something like that you can clip over the top to keep them from flying out when they get their feathers because they absolutely will!

 

[CarpCharacin]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you decided to join our wonderful community!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC and congrats on your new hobby.

Here are some links to key resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3
• Great resource for beginners = https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/
• Good starting point for browsing the site - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/
• Interesting feedback on how members manage their flocks -https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archives
• Excellent source of local information - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Cynthia12]

WELCOME! Really nice job.

 

[feathermaid]

You have a nice brooder! I also love using the MHP and I just remembered how much I also prefer using stall pellets as brooder bedding... I didn't have any this spring so I used the pine shavings I already had and that was a total disaster for several days. Had to promptly get more pellets and now it's finally just right, and tidy!

I like to keep a mirror, dust bath with sand and a perch in there. It's also extremely helpful to keep the food up on a platform. I use a 2x4 the first week or so, then switch to a brick and finally a cinder block as the chicks grow. This keeps them from pooping in it and scratching/flinging all the food out. Here's a very helpful modification you can make to your feeder: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/no-waste-chick-feeder-build.1297528/page-2#post-21148448
if you keep the extension only 1/4" from the bottom, I can't tell you what a lifesaver it is!

At about 1-2 weeks you can introduce a little chunk of sod from your yard for chicks to dig through. They might seem terrified for an hour or so, but then they'll rip it to shreds. My chicks are going out to the coop this weekend (2.5 weeks old) to finish brooding and start integration with my older birds.
Have fun starting your new chicken adventure!

This is my favorite little chickie activity!

 

[Willowspirit]

I was just going to mention the piece of sod toy. Mine were let scratch their food just because i thought it was hilarious! They even tried to scratch in my hand! So funny!

 

[Melky]

Welcome to BYC!​