Hello, I am new to BYC.

[Mamaorpington]

1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I still have not gotten my chickens. I really want to be prepared and have everything set up.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I think I want to start with 6.
(3) What breeds do you have?

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
Being involved with the production of our food.
(5) What are some of your other hobbies? Everything out doors and nature.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I have no other pets.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
I was studying chickens and came across BYC in a search. I found in educational and supportive. I figured it is a great tool to have for a good chicken experience.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Miss Piggy Sue says, “Welcome to our eggcelent flock here at BYC!”

 

[backyard pigeons]

Hello! Welcome to byc! Fell free to aso any questions if you have any

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Excellent decision to have everything ready BEFORE you get your chicks.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC

Here are some links to key resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3
• Great resource for beginners = https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/
• Good starting point for browsing the site - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/
• Interesting feedback on how members manage their flocks -https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archives
• Excellent source of local information - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Shadrach]

Hello Mamaorpington.
Welcome to BYC.
My tip would be get six of the same breed.

 

[Mamaorpington]

I was think of going with the Easter layers. I have a very large property but, I don’t want to free range we live in an area with a lot predators. I have a large coop already from the previous owners. I was also going to pick up a 10 x 20 walk in run. This way if later I get jersey chickens they will have plenty of room. A friend told me they should be in a small coop so they lay more eggs. There is a lot of contradictory information out there and it gets confusing. I feel very responsible for their well being and want to do my best. Thanks for the reading material. I am going to review it now.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC.
We are glad you joined this flock!
Jump right in and make yourself at home.

This video will help you learn how to navigate this site (how to upload photos too):

Coop Ideas:
Chicken Coops.

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BYC has an APP!

 

[equine chick]

The bigger the coop the better. They need 4 sq feet per bird. Jerseys need probably more. Over crowded areas will make your birds more aggressive and well unhappy. You can have a large run which jerseys and all chickens need, they like to look for bugs, worms and just have a good time.