Hey Everyone, New Member From Wilmington NC

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LouNeo

LouNeo

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Jun 9, 2016
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Wilmington NC
Just wanted to say a quick hello as my first post in here. I am new to all of this, have a small growing flock as I find new breeds that are cool. We started with 3 laying hens that were given to us. Then we ended up getting 12 chicks from Tractor Supply and I just bought a couple more hens and a rooster tonight. Chickens are kind of addicting, as you find new cool breeds you "need" more chickens...

We have 6 adult chickens and (12) 7 week old chicks. Hoping to cull those down to 6 adults and 4-5 chicks and sell the rest to recoup some for chicken food.

Current breeds:
Leghorn
Barred Rock
Red Ranger
Australorp
Auricana
Blue Cochin
Silver Laced Cochin
Ayem Cemani (seems to be a mix though)

I cant wait to discover more of what this site has to offer, some coop ideas, and what I need to do to try and hatch some eggs at some point in the near future.

-Lou
 
Hi Lou and welcome to BYC - glad that you have joined us. Chicken maths strikes again i see
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- they are surprisingly addictive, i agree.

The Coop Section and "Coops and Runs" forum are good places to start with your coop plans - in fact, theres so much info there, it will keep you reading until the wee hours!

Incubating and hatching eggs is great. Two approaches - either use broody mommas or get into incubators (no literally, they are a bit small). Theres a "broody hen" thread, i believe and also the "incubating and hatching eggs" forum that you may wish to check out. More generally, you'll find lots of info in the Learning Centre https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center, and 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.

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you

All the best
CT
 
Thank you for all of that information. I will take a look for my state area to jump into and I was just looking at the DIY bators and the coops, will have to check them out tomorrow.
 
Welcome to Backyard chickens, so glad you joined the flock. North Carolina has a lot of very fine chicken and bunny folks
 
Welcome to BYC
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Glad you joined us! You've got a nice flock going there. Welcome to the addiction
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Hello there and welcome to BYC!
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You sure have some nice breeds there! You have come to the right place for all the fun and learning.

Be sure to ask any questions you may have. And we do welcome you to our roost! :)
 
Hello and welcome! You have a nice collection of breeds. I live in NC too and have 6 chickens, all the same breed.
 

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