Hey - I am new and totally clueless

[ranchhand]

Hello,

from South Carolina, USA!

 

[n-da-woods]

HELLO

and WELCOME to BYC from NC

 

[The Chicken Lady]

, Sherry!

Glad to have you here!

We love questions, and have lots of answers to share!

 

[cwc362]

 

[wishin4chicken]

Welcome!! Happy to have you join us!

from Idaho.

Michele.

 

[claud]

Hens don't lay consistently throughout the year so you can't really expect a specific number of eggs per week.
I have 14 chickens(one is a roo and one is a very old hen - so let's just say I have 12 layers). Right now I am getting about 10 eggs a day. But in the shortest days of winter I was only getting about 3 eggs a week. As spring progresses the hens go broody and that means fewer eggs again.
I think for your situation 7 or 8 nice production reds or something similar would be ideal(you can eat them too if you want).

 

[SLM]

I can't believe all the warm welcomes.

I'm really glad I found this site.

Claud thanks, I will look into reds.

 

[lilhill]

from Alabama! I'm also just starting in chickens and will be getting mine this weekend. Lots to learn between now and then.

 

[Tartannik]

i am new here too and everyone is very friendly and you get an answer straight away!!
Good luck with your hens, I have 4 at the minute which really isn't enough as my 4 kids love eggs and I do alot of baking.
My friend is going to hatch me an oprington chick and one that lays coloured eggs!!

 

[SLM]

There is so much to learn, glad I found this site.