Hello from Palo Alto!

[Smuvers Farm]

Glad you're here kukukachu!

If you haven't yet, please make your chickens a FIRST AID KIT for any issues that would arise.
It's definitely better to have it and not need it rather than need it and not have it.

Also, make sure your coop(s) have a proper amount of VENTILATION. Your chickens will absolutely thank you for it!

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to Backyardchickens.com aka BYC!
We are glad you joined our flock.
Jump right in and make yourself at home.

This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

A good read:
http://articles.extension.org/pages/69065/feeding-chickens-for-egg-production
Current contest: Official BYC Coop Page Contest - Fall-Winter 2017

 

[Kukukachu]

Thank you all for the warm welcome and the links and suggestions!

 

[casportpony]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Palo Alto, that's my old stomping grounds! Great city!

 

[orrpeople]

And here's a Bay Area BYC thread for you!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/bay-area-bycers.292725/

 

[Sunshine Flock]

Hello, Palo Alto!

We moved to Redding from Livermore four years ago. It's great that cities allow backyard chickens. Which breeds are you leaning toward? There are some nice options that give you a better guarantee of not ending up with a rooster.

We chose Welsummers for a variety of reasons. I wanted a rooster, but I didn't want a whole flock of them, and sure enough the chick with faint, broken eyeliner and a softer angular patch on his head turned out to be a boy.

 

[Morrigan]

Hello and welcome!

I used to live in Menlo Park, before moving to the country. Glad to see people raising chickens in Silicon Valley!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hi BYC! I found BYC from just Googling chicken facts and have been reading posts and learning a lot for a while now. I've finally joined to start asking questions as I try building my own incubator to start raising BYCs of my own. I don't currently own any chickens myself but hope to be able to grow a good sized flock once my incubator is perfected.

Besides chickens I'm into gardening, biking, hiking, and playing music. Glad to be a part of the community!

Welcome to Backyard Chickens great you joined us we also have a old folks thread your welcome to check out your name fits right in there
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/the-old-folks-home.693812/page-7250#post-19233015