Hello!!

[Skylights]

Hello ! Figured I would post this here!

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am fairly new to chickens, I got them last spring and unfortunately many didn't survive after being put outside to free range due to predators.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
i have 3 chickens (and a duck)!

(3) What breeds do you have?
2 sumatra and 1 polish! (Bonus: khaki Campbell drake duck)

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
just the raising part in general is my favorite. I love to watch them grow up to be such incredibly gorgeous birds and seeing them peck around the field.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
i absolutely FREAKING LOVE to raise turkeys. I had 3 heritage chocolate turkeys that were in love with me and everybody. My heart is still broken that they are gone.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
i live in wv with my fiance, we have a pair of sheep, 3 rats, 2 cats and 2 dogs here as well. Hoping to make a better set up for my birds so I can raise turkeys again. This time, better.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
I have known about this community since last spring when I got my chickens! My polish girl laid her first clutch so I came here for advice!

 

[N F C]

Hi, it's nice to have you here with us!

 

[Buckingham Palace]

im sorry about your birds. I have had chickens since 2020. right now I have 14 birds. I have four Silkies and 10 Lehmann brown hens. I love horse riding. i love Watching my flock. Your birds sound absolutely amazing. I hope you learn lots here.

 

[Skylights]

im sorry about your birds. I have had chickens since 2020. right now I have 14 birds. I have four Silkies and 10 Lehmann brown hens. I love horse riding. i love Watching my flock. Your birds sound absolutely amazing. I hope you learn lots here.

I would love to know about your and everyone's set up also i really want to get silkies too! And thanks so much for the comment!!

 

[Mrs J]

Hello and welcome to Backyard Chickens

 

[Buckingham Palace]

It’s a pleasure.here is the step up for my

Any pictures of your birds? I would also love to hear more about them.

 

[Skylights]

Hello and welcome to Backyard Chickens

Thanks so much!! Would you be willing to share your chicken set up?

 

[Mrs J]

Thanks so much!! Would you be willing to share your chicken set up?

Hi yes but I will have to take some pictures first. I am keeping them in the stable at the minute because of all of the rain Give me half an hour and I will post some

 

[Skylights]

It’s a pleasure.here is the step up for my
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Any pictures of your birds? I would also love to hear more about them.

Sorry for so many pics, but I just wanted to share them with some bird people. I miss them so so much. I still have the orange/white polish and 2 of the black Sumatras out of all of them.
My favorite was the white hat black polish, his name was Oliver. He was the first to pass away. He was such a calm, gentle bird; he loved attention, which was odd because my other birds didn't seem to care much for me.
I am a little surprised to have seen my sumatra cover my polish and not the sumatra hen, but I was reading someone else's post and it said the hen will ask the cock to cover her. That is how it seemed. But all in all, she has her first clutch and I am so incredibly excited about it. She is the only one who isn't outside right now.

 

[Isadora]

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