Hello!

[Rogue Chickens]

Greetings!
Lurker for the past month or so, finally signed up for a membership!

I am brand new to chickens... We are getting 8 babies NEXT WEEK!!

Love reading all of your great information... I've learned so much from this site already! Can't wait to see how things go starting next week when the girls arrive!

 

[Chip3214]

That's awesome! What breeds did you get?

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC and congrats on your impending flock.

These links may be interesting

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/hatching-eggs-raising-chickens.22/

Any questions that you may have regarding your chicks will be best posted here - http://www.backyardchickens.com/f/11/raising-baby-chicks
More generally, here's a good link where you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/


There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.


Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive


You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find Your State Thread

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Lazy Farmer]

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[Jetblack2004]

So exciting!! Enjoy them-- they grow so fast

 

[Rogue Chickens]

Thanks everyone! We got 8 total from MPC:
3 buff orphingtons
3 bantam polish
2 assorted bantams (feather legged ones I believe)

So excited to see them!!

 

[ronott1]

Getting baby chicks is very exciting!

Nice Easter present too

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Welcome to BYC!!!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Happy to have you join the family. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

 

[Joeschooks]

A very warm welcome to BYC! There’s so many helpful, knowledgeable folks here and I’m sure you’ll find this site a very useful resource. Good luck with your chicks.