Hello! Waiting on my first chicks. 🐥

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC So happy you have joined us. Best of luck with your chicks

 

[Iluveggers]

Welcome to the BYC flock!

Great choices in breeds! If you want a dark specked egg, a Welsummer would fit in that more docile group. I would’ve recommended the exact breeds you picked! My son picked a Lavender Orpington for that exact reason.

One other thought. Maybe hold off on a second order…you will definitely want more chicks next year. Better to wait and add a second group when chicken math kicks in again in a year! Unless, of course, you have room to add every year lol.

 

[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!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! It's very nice to meet you! Please make yourself at home!

 

[N F C]

Congrats on your upcoming chicks!

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Welcome to the community!
If you ever need any help navigating around here or you just wanna chat, drop me a PM or a message on my profile! And if you need any advice, come find me here

 

[Isadora]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! I'm so glad you decided to join our friendly and helpful community

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Sunshine_Amy]

My favorite hen is a PBR! She is very smart and sweet. She is definitely the top hen, but she has had multiple roommate switches and has adapted well. There is no bloodshed or missing feathers. She lays an egg almost every day. She has not been broody, but cared for a disabled chick we had when no one else would. She is currently living with two docile cochins with no problems. I know individual personality plays a role as well, but I love my PBR's.

Disclaimer: she would prefer to be a house chicken if given a choice.

Wow, that's great! I love hearing this. Do you just have the one PBR right now, or multiple? I'd heard that having multiple PBRs can be problematic, that they can get cliquey and bully, which is what turned me off. Now I'm wondering if maybe having just one is the answer.

 

[Iluveggers]

Here’s my extremely sweet & friendly Barred Rock!

She is by far the friendliest & cuddliest, followed by an Easter Egger & a Wyandotte. Adding Orpingtons, Faverolles, Sussex & Welsummers this year to get some more cuddlers! My Australorp are very friendly but don’t like lap sitting. There should be no drama with those!