Hello everyone! I'm brand new to this backyard chicken thing. I got bit by the chicken bug a couple of months ago when Rural King opened a new store in our town. Took me a little while to get the wife's approval, but she's an animal lover as well, so it wasn't that hard. My 15 year old daughter was on board from the get go, and helped me talk mom into it.
I've done a lot of research over the last few weeks, and BYC is by far the best resource I've found! Our 5 chicks arrived on 6/7 from MPC safe and sound. 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes and a Rhode Island Red. I really had no idea they would be so entertaining! At just under 2 weeks old, I can already see personalities developing.
We have just a little over a 1/2 acre in the middle of town, surrounded by GOOD neighbors. They think I'm a little nuts, (they're right.
) but they're all looking forward to fresh eggs.
I've started gathering materials for the coop, and will get started on that next weekend. I'm a carpenter by trade, and have access to a lot of scrap, so I got that going for me.
Thanks for having me, and wish me luck!
Bill
We have just a little over a 1/2 acre in the middle of town, surrounded by GOOD neighbors. They think I'm a little nuts, (they're right.
Thanks for having me, and wish me luck!
Bill
