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SpidersHuman

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Hi I'm from Ithaca, Michigan. My children (4 and 8) convinced me we needed to add some chickens to are farm. So we converted a 12 x 12 horse stall into our coop and one of our paddocks into a run and jumped head first in to chickens. We started our flock with a barred rock pullet (Apple), 2 Aracunas pullets (Rapunzel & Buzz) , a mallard duck (Lightning), a Pekin Duck (BullzEye), and 2 Indian Runner Ducks (Ivy & Marley). We've had them a little over 3 weeks when I decided to add 2 Turkeys (Woody & Belle), another Aracuna pullet (Hoot), an Isa Brown pullet (Luna), and 2 buff pullets (Tweety & Splash). We also have ordered a Long Island red rooster to complete are flock. With the arrival of the new bunch I had to build the ducks a different run and stall because even though they love the original chicks, the mallard was ruthless to the the new ones. Next year my daughter wants to show her birds at fair, I'm excited we've always showed horses and I'm thrilled for a new adventure.
 
Hello and welcome to BYC! Have you been to our learning center yet? They have some great articles to read, here is the link to it, https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center.

If you have any questions feel free to ask, someone is always around to answer any questions you may have!
Also if you need anything or have questions about your new ones this thread is really good, https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-raise-baby

If you click this link it will take you to your state thread where you can visit and talk to peeps from your area, https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/697050/michigan-thread-all-are-welcome. Also if you would like to post pictures of your chicks you can do so here, https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/39/pictures-stories-of-my-chickens. We all love seeing new chickens.
 
No but here we have an agricultural expo that any age can show at and you don't have to be a member of a group.
 
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Welcome to BYC!

Enjoy all your poultry adventures and welcome to our flock!
 
Hello, welcome to our flock. It is so exciting to watch my chickens frolick around the yard. I hope that your family enjoys your new additions as much as we do ours.
 
Yes they do they become as a part of the family as our cat or dog. Tho it's sometimes very hard to tell the little buff pullets apart, lol.
 

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