Hey, y'all!

[ChickenGeek_101]

Welcome to BYC! We are so glad to have you join us here at Back Yard Chickens!
Welcome and Happy new year!

God bless you and yoyr family!

 

[bluebird]

Thanks for joining us! Our site has a lot of valuable information available to you. If you need help navigating the site just message me. I hope to see you posting around the forums more!

And...

HAPPY NEAE YEAR!!!

 

[blackdust951]

it's great to have you here!
G'dayand welcome to backyard chickens!we're so happy you've decided to join us herei hope you enjoy your time here.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC

Geese need a mate, so please ensure you get a pair

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

[momminallday]

Good to know about the geese. I have not made any definite plans yet but was debating a goose as an added element of protection from the hawks and falcon who are swooping about. We lost one of our hens about a month ago to a hawk...hindsight is 20/20 because she had been a bit outcast from the flock just a day or two before she got killed. I should have kept her locked up in the coop, I suppose, rather than letting her free range solo.

 

[momminallday]

I have just started researching into the geese, but the way my property is set up I thought (once the geese are grown obvs) that I could put their fence and coop area on the western end...so it's east to west...chicken coop...duck hut...goose house The purpose being the hawks and f alcons and owls who are out and about come from a tree about 5 acres back to the west. I'm thinking of hanging a wind sock, also, but don't want to scare the boogers out of my own girls.

 

[sourland]

Happy New Year, and welcome to BYC.

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

Welcome to BYC!

Here is my best advice for navigating this forum:

Almost everyone here is an absolute expert on almost everything imaginable, take me for example I just left advice about freezing temps and I live in Southern California. So take the best and leave the rest.

Once you do get some good advice, and you will then follow said advice... Example being the guy who burned down his coop after being advised not to use a heat lamp in the coop and then talks about how to place the heat lamp going forward in the new coop....

Stay away from religion and politics, its just not worth it

Oh, and build BIG, chicken math is real

Welcome to the flock!

Gary from Idyllwild Ca here

 

[Hope Hughes]

Hello
Welcome to BYC!!
So glad to have you here!!
Thanks for sharing your story!!
You have come to the right place.
There are many people on here that are ready to help in anyway they can!
The learning center also has alot of great information on it as well!
Enjoy!​