Hey, all you lurkers! (I mean YOU!) Register and talk to us! - 2022 Edition
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ShotgunDog
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Ok, so official 'introduction' (though I've already posted some). I lurked for a few weeks before finally joining.
We have a 2nd home in Middle Georgia, "the farm," (primary home located in metro Atlanta) that we've had since 1999. It started out as a hunting property (deer, turkey), and the more time we spent there, the more time we wanted to spend there. Now we are looking towards retiring there in a few years (hopefully!). We spent a lot of time there during the peak of Covid, and continue to extend our weekends there beyond Saturday and Sunday.
We realized we could actually set up a home for chickens in a way that did not require daily attention, and the price of eggs got so crazy, we decided to go for it. So I began researching, and a lot of my 'googling' led me right here, to BYC. I checked out library books, bought an e-book, and googled, googled, googled. We developed a list of requirements, decided on 10 Rhode Island Red chickens, and started building (utilizing a good bit of reclaimed materials). We finished the coop/pen just in the nick of time, when our chicks were about 5.5 weeks old. They are about 7 weeks old now, and are loving their new 'palace.' I finally stopped lurking and decided to join a couple of weeks ago because I realized I will never know all there is to know about chickens, and this had become my #1 'goto' when I had questions.
So, thank all of you who extremely knowledgeable 'chicken people' who are active, and are so willing to share your knowledge and experience!
We have a 2nd home in Middle Georgia, "the farm," (primary home located in metro Atlanta) that we've had since 1999. It started out as a hunting property (deer, turkey), and the more time we spent there, the more time we wanted to spend there. Now we are looking towards retiring there in a few years (hopefully!). We spent a lot of time there during the peak of Covid, and continue to extend our weekends there beyond Saturday and Sunday.
We realized we could actually set up a home for chickens in a way that did not require daily attention, and the price of eggs got so crazy, we decided to go for it. So I began researching, and a lot of my 'googling' led me right here, to BYC. I checked out library books, bought an e-book, and googled, googled, googled. We developed a list of requirements, decided on 10 Rhode Island Red chickens, and started building (utilizing a good bit of reclaimed materials). We finished the coop/pen just in the nick of time, when our chicks were about 5.5 weeks old. They are about 7 weeks old now, and are loving their new 'palace.' I finally stopped lurking and decided to join a couple of weeks ago because I realized I will never know all there is to know about chickens, and this had become my #1 'goto' when I had questions.
So, thank all of you who extremely knowledgeable 'chicken people' who are active, and are so willing to share your knowledge and experience!
Ooohhhh..... nice roundish number too 
I know now what it is! BYC newsletter out today!
AI is busy this morning!
Maybe, but members aren't.
Members online has been consistently lower. Quite a bit lower and continuing to drop.
On the other hand guests online (be it real or robots or whatever) has skyrocketed since this thread was last active.
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