Hi, new here from Tucson, AZ

[6chicksinatub]

Hi. My wife's been talking for a couple of years about getting some chicken. Our daughter is 7 now and she let us know that she thought chickens were a great idea. So we did it a few weeks ago. We've had them about 7 weeks now and love all of it! Even the not so great stuff like the over-enthusiastic feather nipping that led to bloodshed.
She's okay! We got her out ASAP and let her heal (really super fast, I guess its a chick thing!) Then we popped her back in after painting everybody's butts blue.
We'll have a new camera very soon, so as soon as I'm allowed I'll post some chick, and coop/run pics.

Flock: 2 Australorps, 2 California Whites, 1 'Ameraucana' an Easter Egger really but, you know and 1 bantam Cochin.
Genders: TBA

I've been lurking around this forum for a while-- it's great! It's my Go To location for anything chickeny.

Thanks

 

[3chimama]

Welcome from Oregon! I love visiting Arizona!

 

[Cats Critters]

I'm glad you found us!

 

[Matthew3590]

from Tennessee! Glad you want to talk to us!

 

[WatWasIThinking!!!]

from Illinois

 

[Backyard Hencam]

Hello and welcome from a neighbor on the west coast. A vet told a friend of mine that chickens need plenty of methionine (an amino acid) for producing feathers. If they begin eating each others' feathers, they may need a supplement. Tuna is one of the best. You can find others at on this website. Good luck and again

Sorry, I'm not sure to make this link thingy work!

 

[mlward]

Hello

and welcome from NY! After living in Tucson for 15 years, I moved back home to NY almost 5 years ago. Sure miss having a good breakfast burrito!

 

[Chickencoop1996]

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

and

from Ohio. So glad you joined. Congrats, you did the right thing painting everyone butts.