Hi BYC, 1) I‘m new to chickens. I got my first chickens last August. I live on an old farm with my fiancé. His family used to have pigs, but stopped keeping animals years ago. We had an old chicken coop just sitting around. After some renovations during the summer
(2) 13 chickens moved in in August.
(3) I wanted to have lots of different coloured eggs and a colourful flock, so I have six different breeds.
(4) BYC helped me a lot when I started to renovate the coop. Especially the idea of using sand in the coop was great. Here in Germany no one uses sand and when I talk to chicken owners, they always think it‘s very strange. But I love it. It‘s easy to clean and thus I haven‘t had problems with mites or other nasties.
(5) My most time consuming hobby is my horse.
(6) I‘m the animal crazy person in the family. We now have a horse, two cats, two geese and thirteen chickens. I love behavioral science and am experimenting with using positive reinforcement to teach my chickens tricks.
My actual job though, is being an English and History teacher for grades 5-12.
Regards
Jana
(2) 13 chickens moved in in August.
(3) I wanted to have lots of different coloured eggs and a colourful flock, so I have six different breeds.
(4) BYC helped me a lot when I started to renovate the coop. Especially the idea of using sand in the coop was great. Here in Germany no one uses sand and when I talk to chicken owners, they always think it‘s very strange. But I love it. It‘s easy to clean and thus I haven‘t had problems with mites or other nasties.
(5) My most time consuming hobby is my horse.
(6) I‘m the animal crazy person in the family. We now have a horse, two cats, two geese and thirteen chickens. I love behavioral science and am experimenting with using positive reinforcement to teach my chickens tricks.
My actual job though, is being an English and History teacher for grades 5-12.
Regards
Jana
We are glad you joined our flock.
to have you join the family. Enjoy your time here at BYC! 
