Hi everyone!

[olovera]

I am a seasoned Public Middle School Science teacher and licensed NYC wildlife rehabilitator in my spare time that has stumbled upon the world of backyard chickening. I received my first four that were found wandering the streets of Brooklyn about a month ago. I am so in love.

I currently have just the four and from the research and questioning I've done, it seems that I have me some Production Reds. Trouble is, I don't know if they are hens or roos. In NYC we cannot have roos in which case I will need to find them homes and start anew.

I'm animal lover and even have 6 rescued pigeons at home. I have been doing my research for the past year and decided I wanted to give a home to those chickens who needed one instead of starting with chicks. I have a backyard and set up a coop that was donated to me out back and predator proofed it. I do plan to upgrade it and to upgrade the run size as well. My kids help me care for them and I've found that I love running home for lunch to just sit with the birds as the free range under my supervision since we do have a hawk or two flying around every so often. I also have released squirrels in my yard and it is fun to watch the two forage side by side.

I stumbled upon BYC over and over again as I researched chickens and I have found so much great information here that it was a no brainer to join!

Happy to be here!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out. You sound like a great person to have the chickens.
I grew up with them after I retired had to start over.

 

[NotabitaiI]

Welcome to BYC! It is a wonderful resource and I know it will be a tool that benefits you for years to come. I hope we get to see pics of all your chickens and maybe a couple photos of the squirrels and chickens together

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

Neat intro! Sounds like fun jobs/hobbies you have!

We're glad you're here! Please make yourself at home!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! We're happy to have you with us! If you post a few pictures of your chickens we can help you with their breed and genders.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Feel free to post pictures of your flock and your setup and we can help you with gender determination and ideas on how to get their housing up to par.

 

[Jenbirdee]

 

[Callender Girl]

Sounds like those wandering chickens found the perfect person to take them in. And, you, like so many of us, found chickens to be a great way to relieve the stresses of the day.

There are plenty of BYC folks who will be delighted to help you with any challenges or questions and cheer your successes.

Welcome to BYC! And, big kudos for being a wildlife rehabber!!

 

[N F C]

Hi, it's nice to have you here! If you would like to post pictures of your flock (individual, full body pics) on this forum, you'll get some help identifying their gender: What Breed/Gender is This

Best wishes!

 

[ksbkeys]

I am a seasoned Public Middle School Science teacher and licensed NYC wildlife rehabilitator in my spare time that has stumbled upon the world of backyard chickening. I received my first four that were found wandering the streets of Brooklyn about a month ago. I am so in love.

I currently have just the four and from the research and questioning I've done, it seems that I have me some Production Reds. Trouble is, I don't know if they are hens or roos. In NYC we cannot have roos in which case I will need to find them homes and start anew.

I'm animal lover and even have 6 rescued pigeons at home. I have been doing my research for the past year and decided I wanted to give a home to those chickens who needed one instead of starting with chicks. I have a backyard and set up a coop that was donated to me out back and predator proofed it. I do plan to upgrade it and to upgrade the run size as well. My kids help me care for them and I've found that I love running home for lunch to just sit with the birds as the free range under my supervision since we do have a hawk or two flying around every so often. I also have released squirrels in my yard and it is fun to watch the two forage side by side.

I stumbled upon BYC over and over again as I researched chickens and I have found so much great information here that it was a no brainer to join!

Happy to be here!

Welcome to BYC! You will love it here!