Hello from Ohio

KeeperOfTheZoo

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Hi!

I am a new member here. I actually grew up in Philadelphia, in the city. I never thought I'd live anywhere other than the city or suburbs. Well, I got married and moved to a small city in Ohio. After several years (and a few kids) I got into vegetable gardening, read about backyard chickens and "urban homesteading" and started dreaming more land. About a year and a half ago, we moved outside the city to a house on 5 acres of land, surrounded by 100 acres of woods. This house is my dream house! We have tons of nature in our backyard - deer, turkeys, birds, and even an occasional coyote. We also have a large garden, which we fenced last spring, and a nice-sized permanent chicken coop.

The previous owner used the coop for meat chickens, only in spring and summer, so I will need to adapt it for a laying flock. We are finally ready to jump in and buy our first hens. I have tons of questions about fixing up the coop and taking care of a small flock, so I have been reading and searching through the forums, and I am sure I will ask a few things myself as well.

Thanks! :)
 
Welcome to the flock. First stop should be the Learning Center which has a wealth of information, then branch out to coop, predator, etc. sections. The "Raising Backyard chickens," should fill you in on the rest.

If you still have questions come back here and give us a 'shout out,' that's what we are here for.
 
Alright KeeperOfTheZoo,
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great to have you joining the BYC flock
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Sounds like you are adapting well to the country life my hat is off to ya
hope you enjoy all your chicken ventures
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BYC has a very useful learning center
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If you have questions please feel free to ask any questions you have
and please don't feel like you are asking a dumb question because I
can guarantee you no one starts off with all the answers
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Feeding time at the zoo
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Some of my lady's
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Snoozing in the coop
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Welcome to BYC!

Sounds like you live in a very quiet place! As drumstick diva has mentioned, you will probably want to stop by our learning center here on BYC for lots of great tips and hints on starting, raising and keeping your new flock...

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

You might also check out our coops pages for lots of ideas on how to set up your coop for the layers...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/2/Coops

And if you run into any problems, you can do some posting in our Coop Construction Forums where lots of coop builders can help you get you on the right track....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/9/coop-run-design-construction-maintenance

Good luck in this new adventure and welcome to our flock!
 
Hello :frow and Welcome To BYC! Sounds like you have a beautiful homestead! You've gotten some good advice and links above, good luck with your poultry projects!
 

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