Hi everyone!

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. Your photos are gorgeous, especially the one of your dog!

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!! Great introduction! Thank you for sharing the lovely photos!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to the BYC community.

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad to have you with us in this poultry lovers community.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! It's nice to meet you!

 

[Burnt Brass Homestead]

Hi @PhoenixManz

Thanks for sharing the lovely pictures.

Welcome!

 

[PhoenixManz]

Oh wow, thank you all for the warm welcome! I hope you'll forgive me for not responding to each message individually. I'm glad the photos are well received
If you guys want to see a bit more of our life, including chickens, Leila, cute sheep and our produce, you can check out my wife's Instagram: Odilia's Insta.

Again a big thank you to all of you

 

[triciayoung]

Hi all! Computer scientist turned farmer here! (Still work as a CS though)
Growing up I always had chickens that my 2 siblings and I learned to take care of from our mother and grandmother. We moved to the big city life at some point and didn't have chickens, until my fiancee (now wife) and I moved to our land in North Germany in early 2022, to work our way towards self-sufficiency.

We have 2+40 chickens, with 18 fertile eggs being incubated by one of our big broodies right now (she's an Orpington x Brahma mix).

Our flock has a colorful mix of breeds including Araucana, Easter Egger, Marans, Vorwerk, Silver-blue Königsberger, Brahma, Sussex, Lohmann Brown, Leghorn, Barred Rock, Bovan Black, Orpington.

I've always loved the quirkiness and unique characters of chickens and love it when they're friendly and take treats right out of my hands and allow themselves to be picked up and/or petted or jump up and sit on my shoulder while I walk around.

My hobbies: DIY everything (woodwork, metalwork, building etc.), computer games, electronics, programming, guitars, tinkering with cars, motorbikes, chainsaws (anything with a motorized engine), cooking, collecting vinyl records, volunteer firefighting... To name a few.

We have a dog named Leila. She is a great Pyrenees x Briard girl who is 5 years old now.

I always came across the BYC forums while looking for information on chickens. Finally decided to join to socialize and share.

Welcome. Your broody hen with her chicks picture is really good.

 

[NagemTX]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[PhoenixManz]

Welcome. Your broody hen with her chicks picture is really good.

Thanks, glad you like it! We made calendars for friends and family, with photos from our farm-life here. Our pretty Sussex broody 'Little Mama', made it to the February page