Hello!

[Medievalfarm]

Hi everyone! So glad to be here. I don't have chickens yet but am currently building my coop and hope to have chickens in about a month. I'm so excited!! I'm a longtime fan of chickens, many of my good friends raise chickens, and I've consulted this website many, many times on their advice.

I am an amateur historian and I love animals. My dream is to transform my property into a hobby farm that specializes in heritage and threatened breeds of chicken, sheep, rabbits, and horses. I have and breed Bergamascos, which is a rare breed of Italian sheepdog that dates back to Ancient Rome. There are only about 6,000 of them in the world.

I live in Ventura County (Southern California) and can't wait to meet new chicken folks, both close to home and far away!

Thanks for letting me join!
Shannon

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi Shannon

Glad you could join the flock! What an exciting time for you! I'm sure you are looking forward to your new chicken adventures very much. The learning centre has some great articles to help you get started ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center

You might also like to drop by your state thread for other keepers in your area ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you

Wishing you the very best of luck with your new venture. Enjoy BYC

 

[Medievalfarm]

Great advice, thank you! I can't wait! Incidentally, I love Yorkshire! I've been to the city of York many times - it's one of my favorite places. Such a beautiful area.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Your most welcome
Glad to hear you enjoyed York & the area. York is a great place to visit with lots of history. I'm about 25 miles south of it so it's not too far from me. Christmas is a great time to visit

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to Backyard chickens. If I am not mistaken I believe your breed of dog was just excepted at AKC shows. I was watching the Westminster show on TV and believe they brought out a Bergamasco to show the audience.

 

[Medievalfarm]

Yes, they have finally been accepted into the AKC!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Sounds like you have some exciting times ahead with your plans! If you do plan to revisit York, take a canoe with you

All the best
CT

 

[N F C]

Since you're interested in heritage chicken breeds, you might like to take a look at the Livestock Conservancy site (if you haven't already). Lots of information there:
http://www.livestockconservancy.org/index.php/heritage/internal/poultry-breeds

Love to see a photo of your Bergamascos if you'd care to share!

 

[NickyKnack]

There's a lot of great peeps here! Feel free to ask lots of questions. But most of all, make yourself at home. I'm so glad you decided to join the BYC family. I look forward to seeing you around the run.