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Hello, it's nice to have you here with us! If you haven't already found it, the Learning Center has some helpful articles you might want to read: learning-center.11. And of course, if you have questions always feel free to ask.

 

[featherhead007]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
A: I just bought a house in Seattle with an existing coop. I have very old dogs and they eat a lot of eggs because eggs are easy for them to digest. Since my new house has a coop, I’d love to raise hens and have fresh eggs.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
A: None - still doing my research. The existing coop can hold 4 hens.

(3) What breeds do you have?
A: NA. I’d like to get breeds that are typically friendly/social, and good layers, so doing my research right now.

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
A: I don’t know yet

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
A: I adopt/rescue senior dogs, I enjoy having friends over for brunch and HH and BBQs.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
A: I have a grown daughter who is a vet tech, so she’ll be helping me with vetting the chicks. I’m an executive assistant and have been for about 25 years. We moved here from Arizona about 9 years ago.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
A: Someone told me about the site last night, so I looked it up and am hooked! I need to learn how to raise baby chicks, what needs to be done to rehab the existing coop, and how to take care of hens. Happy to be here!

Washington… get Plymouth Barred Rocks. Very weather tolerant. And great egg layers.

 

[featherhead007]

Washington… get Plymouth Barred Rocks. Very weather tolerant. And great egg layers. View attachment 2866445

 

[janiedoe]

Good morning, welcome to BYC.

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska !

 

[STACEYH]

HELLO

 

[sourland]

Good morning, and welcome to the BYC community.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[silverhair67]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
A: I just bought a house in Seattle with an existing coop. I have very old dogs and they eat a lot of eggs because eggs are easy for them to digest. Since my new house has a coop, I’d love to raise hens and have fresh eggs.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
A: None - still doing my research. The existing coop can hold 4 hens.

(3) What breeds do you have?
A: NA. I’d like to get breeds that are typically friendly/social, and good layers, so doing my research right now.

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
A: I don’t know yet

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
A: I adopt/rescue senior dogs, I enjoy having friends over for brunch and HH and BBQs.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
A: I have a grown daughter who is a vet tech, so she’ll be helping me with vetting the chicks. I’m an executive assistant and have been for about 25 years. We moved here from Arizona about 9 years ago.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
A: Someone told me about the site last night, so I looked it up and am hooked! I need to learn how to raise baby chicks, what needs to be done to rehab the existing coop, and how to take care of hens. Happy to be here!