Hello from South Carolina

[4 ever Orpington]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am pretty new to chickens. I've just got chickens back in April of 2017.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have 6 chickens, 5 hens and 1 rooster.

(3) What breeds do you have?
3 Rhode Island Reds and 3 ISA Browns.

(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
By searching "can chickens fart"... lol

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Tending to my garden (1 acre plot), taking my sons hunting and fishing, and woodburning.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I am married to the love of my life for 10 years, we have 3 sons ages 8 (will be 9 Jan. 22nd), 4, and 1. We have one black and tan coonhound named Tracker, and a goldfish named Goliath. I am the maintenance supervisor for a local university and I love my job.

I am hoping to add to my flock this spring, but not sure if I want more RIRs or if I want to go with a different breed. If you have any suggestions on what breed would work well with the 2 I already have and can do well in the South Carolina heat, please let me know.

Thank you!

Welcome to the BYC chicken coop. Glad you’ve come to be a part of the family.

 

[NoNameHomestead]

Welcome neighbor! Did you ever find out if chickens can fart or not?

Yes... Yes I did. From my understanding, they do indeed fart.

 

[Teila]

(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
By searching "can chickens fart"... lol

G’Day from down under NoNameHomestead Welcome!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you for asking the question I was too timid to ask, re: chicken farts.

 

[Chickassan]

I KNEW IT! @drumstick diva
You're welcome, i just had to know.

 

[NoNameHomestead]

I think I am going to start a petition to have a farting chicken emoji.. Anyone interested?? lol

 

[NoNameHomestead]

I KNEW IT! @drumstick diva
You're welcome, i just had to know.

I see you're in Berea. Thats Greenville right? Did yall get any of this snow? We got 5 inches here in Sumter.

 

[NoNameHomestead]

Thank you for asking the question I was too timid to ask, re: chicken farts.

Glad I could help lol

 

[Wickedchicken6]

Hello and welcome to BYC!! It’s so nice to have you join us.

This video may help with learning how to navigate the new site.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us.

 

[Hybridchucks]

Hello and welcome to BYC! its great to have you! Thanks for joinng and please enjoy yourself here. .

(Sorry guys I haven't been greeting recently...been having an awful week. I'm hoping to get back into it.)