Hey y’all!

[The cheek coop]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We got our first chickens on may 22. We bought 4 of them as pullets but 3 turned out to be cockerels.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 6

(3) What breeds do you have? EE’S, one bantam and a mystery bird.

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
The joy they bring to my kids.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies? I enjoy metal detecting.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I have been married to my wife for almost 10 years, we have 3 girls 8, 4 and 2. We have an inside cat named Molly she is a grey calico. Most importantly I am a born again believer of the Lord Jesus Christ.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? I discovered BYC doing research about my chickens.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to the BYC family!

 

[Jenbirdee]

A hearty welcome to you there brother! wow 75% cockerels thats harsh... my first 10 ducklings urned out to be 70% drakes! I only buy sexed ones now. Glad you joined us here, make yourself at home!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Wow, metal detecting! Have you ever found anything interesting? I occasionally go out around here to areas of local history and I've never found anything of worth. Maybe one day.

Make yourself at home here!

 

[-Chanticleer-]

Hi and welcome to BYC!!


(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We got our first chickens on Feb 5th We bought 6 of them as pullets but 4 were cockerels.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 8 two from the previous batch and 6 from April.

(3) What breeds do you have? One EE, one cinnamon queen, one gold lace polish mix, One splash cochin, one Rhode Island Red, one buff chantecler, one Olive egger and one cuckoo maran. They are a colorful bunch.

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
It’s relaxing just to watch them. The kiddos love them too.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies? Gardening

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.

I like to garden and read

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? Found BYC googling a thousand questions about chickens. Joined to talk to ppl about chickens

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello from Lower AL and Welcome to BYC! Glad you Joined!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! We're happy to have you with us!

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

Hi and welcome to BYC. 3 out of 4 sexed pullets turning out to be cockerels is unusually bad luck, though many of us probably have similiar stories. I once bought 2 sexed leghorn pullets out of the tractor supply brooder, and Both turned out to be cockerels!

 

[Tookie]

Welcome! We're so glad to have you!