Hello from SoCal!

[FoxyMom]

I've owned many animals over the course of my life, but this is the first time that I've hatched chickens! I have an incubator full of eggs from my friend's farm. I'm not 100% sure my husband is going to let my daughter and I keep them, but I thought I'd join this site and get as much info as I can just in case! If not, then they already have a home back on my friend's farm where she has a few broody hens that we timed their hatch with ours.

We live in a residential area and have plenty of options for chicken coops, including my daughter's playhouse that can easily be converted.

I'm off to read all I can before the chicks hatch in 18 days!

Tami

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

 

[Kevin565]

 

[sumi]

Get hubby involved, especially on hatching day...

 

[FoxyMom]

He'll be at work when they hatch! I wish I would've planned that better. Haha! They will be all cute and fuzzy by the time he gets home, though. We may do another hatch after this one because we are leaving on vacation and may have to give these chicks back to my friend while we are gone. I want to be able to socialize a lot with them and we will be gone for week 3 and 4. We do have a friend staying here who is experienced in raising chicks, so we'll see.

Thanks for the warm welcome.

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us. Good luck with your hatch

 

[kidcody]

from washington state glad you joined us!

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Hi and from Ohio. So glad you joined. Good luck and have fun.

 

[Fierlin1182]

Hello and

Best of luck with your hatch! It would be so awesome if you got to keep the chicks.
We were away on holiday for a couple of weeks when the chicks were still young, and the transformation when we got back was astounding. I could barely recognise them as the same chickens

Don't hesitate to ask any questions you might have, and enjoy the site

 

[j and bs hens]

Welcome to BYC from BC!!!