Hello from Salem, Oregon

[ChicklandiaOR]

I'm a chicken newbie. A while back, my husband and I ordered 6 chicks from a popular online website (which I will not name), and all six did not survive the journey. I was devastated to say the least...I went out that day and bought 4 straight-run bantam cochin chicks from Wilco, and three straight-run chicks (1 blue laced red wyandotte and 2 lavender ameraucanas) from a local hatchery. Then I bought two more the next day (I know...), a RIR and a black australorp that were female so I would know for sure I had two females, and crossed my fingers I would have 3 or 4 females out of the straight runs. Now I have chickens coming out my ears as you can see from my profile pic.

I need some help figuring out the gender of my chicks, I will post pics and questions in another thread. I'm already pretty sure 3 of them are male. They are 5 to 6 weeks old (the bantam cochins are about a week older than the others). I have lots of questions and I know you guys have lots of answers! I'm looking forward to being part of the Backyard Chicken community

 

[drumstick diva]

Please post individual photos of your chicks at "what breed or gender is this." Please mention age at time of photo - very important.

 

[oregonkat]

Welcome, fellow Oregonian!! I hope you enjoy your time here in this strange and wonderful world of chickens and other creatures! Yes, please post photos of your chicks on the breed and gender forum, many folks to help you there!

 

[Ducksandchickens]

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome!
It's delightful to meet you ChicklandiaOR
Hope you enjoy being here with us at Backyard Chickens!
Thanks for joining.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Always room for a new friend on the roost!
Stop in and say hello on our state thread here....https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/oregon.48/

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC


On this link you'll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/


There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.


Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive


You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find Your State Thread

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Joeschooks]

I’m so sorry to hear of the loss of your initial chicks. There’s so many helpful, knowledgeable folks here and I’m sure you’ll find this site a very useful resource for your chicken adventures.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome! 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:

Coop Ideas:
Chicken Coops

BYC has an APP!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

welcome