I am new but not entirely new to chickens. I had a pet chicken as a teen and she got killed by a predator after a year. My husband is retiring soon from the Navy and we are looking to buy property and I am wanting to start a chicken coop. Does anyone sell young Australorp chickens? I would prefer to start with young chickens as I know nothing about hatching and raising chicks. My husband said he will build me what I call a chicken garden because my biggest concern is predators.
G’Day from down under SassyJin Welcome! You may want to mention where you are located? You could also try your local thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you ‘Find your State’s thread. I wish you luck with your new venture and hope you enjoy BYC. 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. Unlike non chicken loving friends, family and colleagues, BYC’ers never tire of stories or pictures that feature our feathered and non feathered friends
Please check out the predator threads and also the coops section before starting any building. It can save you time, energy and heartache, if you get it right the first time. Welcome to Backyard chickens.
Hello and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us and good luck with your chicken renaissance. Best wishes CT
Hello and welcome to Backyard Chickens. That's so awesome that your husband served. What did he do exactly?
Once you have 20 posts, you can use the buy-sell-trade forum to find birds: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/67/buy-sell-trade Good luck to you with all your plans!
Welcome SassyJin!!! Australorps are great choice, they are very friendly. Got my first batch in February, some layed eggs as early as June-July, though 1 of them went broody after a month of laying, but love their docile personality.
