Hello.. New to chickens but having fun.

[pwines]

We just recently jumped into this new exciting world of chicken ownership. We picked up a variety of 6 chicks a few weeks ago. They are all doing great in their brood and growing like weeds. we need to work on curing their boredom at 3 weeks +. But other than that they are happy and healthy. Thanks for the add to your wonderful group.

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, pained, and welcome to BYC! Sounds like you are well on your way but if you have any questions, feel free to ask - BYC is a friendly place!

 

[N F C]

A couple of things I used in my brooder were:
* 4" round plastic pipe...the chicks loved running through it & jumping on top
* Hung an old CD from the lid that they enjoyed pecking at

Hope you're having fun with the chicks!

 

[drumstick diva]

They also like practicing roosting on a real tree branch. Some chicks will push around a small colored ball. If they are busy, they aren't pecking at each other - which is great!

Welcome to the Backyard chickens flock.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC - great that you have joined us. You have some great ideas - tree branches are great as it teaches the chicks to roost = no roost training when they get into the coop!

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under pwines

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.

You might want to also pop in and say hello on your local thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you ‘Find your State’s thread.

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

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Welcome to BYC! It's great to have you with us. The others gave you some good advice!