Howdy from the sunny desert

[hejlherd]

Hi,
My name is Shannon and I just bought my first chickens. They are a week old and simply adorable! Looking forward to learning a lot on this forum.

 

[gander007]

Alright Shannon,

great to have you joining the BYC flock

BYC has a very useful learning center

Enjoy your poultry

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Congrats on the new chicks!

You will definitely want to stop by our learning center for lots of good articles on taking care of your flock. There is a great article there on raising your new chicks for the first 2 months you might like to read as well...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/...ks-the-first-60-days-of-raising-baby-chickens

https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center

Enjoy your new babies and welcome to our flock!

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC, Shannon, and congratulations on getting your first chickens. What kind of chickens did you get?

 

[ronmauldin]

Welcome from the Ocean State!

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC!

 

[Frindizzle]

from Washington! I call us a flock, but do not worry, no pecking order here.

 

[sumi]

Welcome to BYC

Glad you joined us!

 

[hejlherd]

Thanks for all the welcome wishes!
We have 4 Americauna, 2 buff Orpington and 2 rock barred. Or at least that is what they told us!

They are growing very quickly...I have been reading some of the helpful articles on here!

 

[Michael OShay]

Thanks for all the welcome wishes!
We have 4 Americauna, 2 buff Orpington and 2 rock barred. Or at least that is what they told us!

If your want to make certain of their IDs, just post some full body profile pics of them, showing legs and tails, and we can ID them for you. Likely your Ameraucana is an Easter Egger, a virtual certainty if it was misspelled as "Americauna" by the sellers. If you want to know the differences between Ameraucanas, Araucanas, and Easter Eggers, there is an excellent article on this at http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2011/09/ameraucana-easter-egger-or-araucana.html Good luck with your flock.