Hey there from NW Arkansas!

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Birdies4DFA said:
Hey everyone, Mo here. My husband and I live and work as full time farm hands on a beautiful farm in the North West Arkansas area. I've been doing various kinds of farm/agriculture work for a couple years, the hubs for about a year and the one constant across all places has always been chickens!

I'm currently working with a group of 12 lovely ladies: a few Americanas, Leghorns, a dubious Silkie named Lucky, and a few other designer chickens.

Glad to be joining the online chicken community :frow
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Hey neighbor (sorta!) :frow Howdy back atcha! SE MO here. Are you anywhere close to where that couple remodels all those houses? They do really nice work! Welcome to BYC and thanks for joining!
 
Birdies4DFA said:
Hey everyone, Mo here. My husband and I live and work as full time farm hands on a beautiful farm in the North West Arkansas area. I've been doing various kinds of farm/agriculture work for a couple years, the hubs for about a year and the one constant across all places has always been chickens!

I'm currently working with a group of 12 lovely ladies: a few Americanas, Leghorns, a dubious Silkie named Lucky, and a few other designer chickens.

Glad to be joining the online chicken community :frow
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What great experience for you guys in your chicken adventure! So glad you joined us here. This forum is a great place with lots of chicken wisdom abounding. Welcome.
 
Glad to meet you, Mo, and welcome to BYC. I look forward to seeing you around. Best wishes from New England.

Here are my favorite beginning articles that helped me as a newbie. I hope you will find them helpful as well. All articles are short, have illustrations, and reviews, which are often worth looking at for the comments. You guys may not need many of these, but there are lots of article on lots of birdly topics.

1. Intro to chicken keeping

2. Common mistakes & how to fix them

3. Ventilation (important to chicken health), with helpful links to coop designs organized by climate (because what is just right for my New England hens won't work for my brother's Arizona chickens)

3(a). Farmers Almanac on Building Coops (Includes size requirements!) Allowing plenty of space for chickens is really important because, even as chicks, they will start pecking each other or plucking their own feathers, or become unhealthy if they are overcrowded. Here is a link to Colorado State Extension's publication on space and temperature requirements for chicks as they age.

4. Predator protection for new & existing coops

5. Dealing with a muddy coop and run

6. Gardening for chickens

7. BYC Lists of Chicken Ailments and Cures

To look for articles on your own:

A. Use the SEARCH button, but use the Advanced Search choice, and select ARTICLES at the top of the box. Just enter your keyword(s) and scroll through your results!

B. I find it helpful to notice the rating and reviews. All articles are by BYC members, and all the reviews/ratings are as well. The ratings help a newbie like me sort the most useful and reliable articles.

C. You can bookmark the articles or posts you think you want to refer to again using that bookmark icon at the top of articles or posts. You can find them again by clicking on your own avatar and looking at the list of bookmarks you have built up!
 

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