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Glad to meet you, Hannah, and welcome to BYC. Good for you for researching before starting. There is a lot to learn, isn't there? You are at such a fun and exciting stage. I hope you enjoy yourself!

Here are my favorite beginning articles that helped me as a newbie. I hope you will find them helpful as well. All articles are short, have illustrations, and reviews, which are often worth looking at for the comments.

1. Intro to chicken keeping and
Pickin' the Right Frickin' Chicken (breeds)
Choosing a health Chick

2. Common mistakes & how to fix them

3. Ventilation (important to chicken health), with helpful links to coop designs organized by climate (because what is just right for my New England hens won't work for my brother's Arizona chickens)

3(a). Farmers Almanac on Building Coops (Includes size requirements!) Allowing plenty of space for chickens is really important because, even as chicks, they will start pecking each other or plucking their own feathers, or become unhealthy if they are overcrowded. Here is a link to Colorado State Extension's publication on space and temperature requirements for chicks as they age.

4. Predator protection for new & existing coops

5. Dealing with a muddy coop and run

6. Gardening for chickens

7. BYC Lists of Chicken Ailments and Cures

To look for articles on your own:

A. Use the SEARCH button, but use the Advanced Search choice, and select ARTICLES at the top of the box. Just enter your keyword(s) and scroll through your results!

B. I find it helpful to notice the rating and reviews. All articles are by BYC members, and all the reviews/ratings are as well. The ratings help a newbie like me sort the most useful and reliable articles.

C. You can bookmark the articles or posts you think you want to refer to again using that bookmark icon at the top of articles or posts. You can find them again by clicking on your own avatar and looking at the list of bookmarks you have built up!
 
Hannah09 said:
Hi I'm new here I don't have any chickens yet but i'm planing on getting some in the future so im researching about them now
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You're smart to research here before getting set up for your chickens -- I sure wish I'd known about BYC before selecting my coop. I'd have set things up VERY differently! Ventilation, ventilation, ventilation...had to do some major modifications to make it livable & healthy for the girls (who are thriving 6 months ongoing now). Definitely not a good design to have roosts angled such that they walk through their overnight poop zone to go lay eggs in the nest boxes - yet SO MANY coops for sale have just that setup, GAAH!

You can find expert answers to just about any chicken question from the experienced folks here. Glad you've joined us!
 

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