Helllloooooooooooo BYC!!!! My wife and I are considering getting some chickens so I did some research and found this wonderful website. I feel overwhelmed with all the information that is out there. I am hopefully getting some chicks this spring (still up in the air) and was going to start building a coop for them now so I am ready for when they get older. I am thinking about getting 4 Easter Eggers and 2 other hens (preferred to have one that lays white and another brown eggs). Not sure if this is the best choice but I would like the different colored eggs. What is the best thing to do for a newbie starting out? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you
You've already done the best thing for a newbie to do; you've joined BYC! Welcome. Start in the learning center. Don't hesitate to get started, it is fun!
Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan There is indeed a lot of info here, some correct and some just supposition. Just keep in mind that opinions are like noses, everyone has one.
Hello Welcome to BYC and Happy Holidays! Like everybody else said, the BYC Learning Center is a good place to start. You might want to check out your areas thread on the Where Am I Where Are You board for what people in your area do so far as breeds, coops etc do. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread Check out the BYC Breeds section for member reviews on breeds and the Henderson chicken breed chart compares a lot of common breeds and lists egg color, cold hardiness etc http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html#j
Welcome to BYC! Everyone has given you great advice, my two cents is build your coop and run bigger than you think you need, chickens are addictive! Also don't use chicken wire, use 1/4 inch hardware cloth which is a very strong mesh wire that predators can't get through. Good luck to you.
Hi and Best of luck to you! Be prepared but also take things as they come - I planned and did research before getting chickens, but ended up just going along with it when we bought the birds, because things work out differently for everyone. Chickens are a hardy bunch, they can deal with lots: weather, cats and dogs (at least some), etc. I hope you find all the info you need here, and enjoy the site.
