Howdy!

[Aunt Angus]

Hi, there!

I am so new to chickens that I haven't even started. I am here to learn everything I can to see if I can be a good chicken mama. I have always - ALWAYS - wanted to own chickens, and I am now at a point in my life where I have the time, energy, and patience for it. Hubby has finally caved in to my incessant hint-dropping/whining. We will be globe-trotting the next few weeks, but I will have quite a bit of time off once we return, and I think it may be time to take the poultry plunge.

So glad I found this site! I have already learned so much!

Cheers,

Kat (aka Aunt Angus)

 

[Alexander2000]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Alexander2000]

These just hatched!

 

[drumstick diva]

Hope you will enjoy Backyard chickens as much as we do. It's nice to meet you Kat.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Thanks! It's all a bit overwhelming, but I'll manage........ I think.....

 

[Alexander2000]

You will enjoy it!

 

[Aunt Angus]

Too stinkin' cute!

I am still trying to figure out if I'll be able to handle babies. Would rather avoid keeping them in the house. Of course, it is up in the 100's here during the day, and 70's at night. I am leaning toward a brooder in the coop (once it's finished, of course) with a lamp at night. Or just getting pullets. I'm terrified of chickies dying on me. And there's a local gal who has chicks and pullets of all ages. So many decisions.

But seeing those little fuzzy bundles of cute is sure tugging at my heart strings, I tell you what.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Kat and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us.

Hi and welcome to BYC

On this link you'll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping birds - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/

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


This is a useful link relating to guides to read through - https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/website-announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3/?prefix_id=3


Including your general location, under your avatar will help contextualise your posts / questions.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Lazy Farmer]

I wonder who is the owner of BYC hmm

@Nifty-Chicken

I am so new to chickens that I haven't even started. I am here to learn everything I can to see if I can be a good chicken mama.

 

[Nifty-Chicken]

Thanks! It's all a bit overwhelming, but I'll manage........ I think.....

Glad to have you here! I've been here so long that it's hard to look at the site with fresh-eyes. So, if there are things you found confusing, hard to navigate, have feedback on... especially for new users, please let me know (best in our feedback section).

I wonder who is the owner of BYC hmm