Hello from the MS Gulf Coast

[0712jordan]

I have had chickens about a year. Just two, but now we have seven more younger ones. I don't know much. I don't even know what breeds I have or what breeds are good at laying eggs or eating bugs out of the yard.

I read your website all the time. We are currently moving to 15 acres on the Bayou and I am terrified alligators will eat my chickens. Right now we are loving chicken tv.

I am a teacher, and we keep the babies I hatch in my classroom each year. I split them 50/50 with my coteacher.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC

You can post pics of your birds for breed ID -
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/what-breed-or-gender-is-this

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224

All the best

CT

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Welcome to BYC! Honestly, gators are the least threat to your birds of the various predators you have.

 

[0712jordan]

Good! Everyone keeps warning me about the gators.

 

[Melodychick]

Welcome!

 

[Leighe]

Welcome to BYC. Love that you keep the chicks you hatch in the classroom! Please do post pictures and lots of people on here will help you to identify what you have.

 

[0712jordan]

I posted one earlier, but I don't know if I did it correctly

 

[0712jordan]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...less-im-a-chicken-newb.1186767/#post-18737754

 

[Leighe]

I posted one earlier, but I don't know if I did it correctly

Okay, found it. Yeah looks like you have some roosters there. Taking close up pictures of their faces really helps in determining rooster/hen (although 2 months is young). I can't help with breeds but yours are beautiful!

 

[0712jordan]

Thanks! The mother attacked two of them from day one inside, so we had to raise them away. Now the mother seems to hate all of them equally.