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[carlos_zaragoza]

Hi everybody. First post for me.

My name is Rob. If anyone is wondering the origins of my login name, Carlos Zaragoza is a fictional character from a folk song about a fighting rooster named "Gallo del Cielo".

My wife bugged me for years to build a coop so we could raise chickens. I resisted for a long time, thinking of it as just one more chore for me to clean it all the time.

April 15 she showed up with some chicks (the maximum allowed in our city ordinances), a brooder box, heat lamp and some feed, so I started building the coop.

I am not 100% up to speed on all the breeds. What I do know is:

1 rhode island red
1 wyandotte (silver and black - really pretty)
2 americaunas
1 barred rock ?
2 sexlets of some sort (one looks almost exactly like the RIR and the other is kind of golden colored)
1 ??? - I'll have to post a photo of her and see if anyone knows her breed. My wife picked her up a week or so later from another feed store and she cannot remember her breed.

We just got our first eggs this week!

I have some questions but I will post them in the appropriate forums!

Thanks!

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to Backyardchickens.com aka BYC!
We are so glad you joined our flock.
Jump right in and make yourself at home.



This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello Rob and welcome to BYC. You can post pics on this forum -
http://www.backyardchickens.com/f/15/what-breed-or-gender-is-this

Here’s a link to the Articles section - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ There you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs.

There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224

All the best

Pork Pie

 

[blackdust951]

hello Roband welcome to backyard chickens!thank you for joining us

 

[GardenTillers44]

Hi Rob, welcome to BYC! My chicken adventure started the same way. I came home from work one night and we had 4 hens in need of a home. Chickens are now a dear and important part of our lives. The BYC community has been awsome, helping us understand our chicken family, through the bumps in the road and putting a smile on our faces as we read the posts. Enjoy all this site has to offer!

 

[sunflour]

so glad you decided to join us.

Congrats on the new flock and the eggs .

 

[drumstick diva]

Nice to meet you Rob, hope you will enjoy Backyard chickens as much as we do.