I'm a new at this

[Chickenchitter]

I have been wanting backyard chickens for years. My daughter wanted to have them but her subdivision wont allow it, so she talked my wife into it!! We bought a Barred Plymouth Rock and a Rhode Island Red yesterday and are getting a Calico Princess and an Americana tomorrow. we will be deciding on a coop in the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned cause I'm probably going to ask a lot of questions....lol!!

 

[Lamaremybabies]

Hello,


Sounds very exciting! I’ll tell you now, if you can don’t buy a pre-made coop, they are very poor quality and tend to only last a year or two. Homemade is the way to go!

 

[N F C]

Make yourself at home here and ask all the questions you need...there are a lot of helpful & friendly members here and we're all here to help each other out.

Thanks for joining us and best wishes!

 

[Chickenchitter]

Hello,


Sounds very exciting! I’ll tell you now, if you can don’t buy a pre-made coop, they are very poor quality and tend to only last a year or two. Homemade is the way to go!

Thanks...that sounds like good advice!

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to Backyardchickens.com aka BYC!
We are glad you joined our flock.
Jump right in and make yourself at home.
Congrats and thanks for helping your daughter get what she wants!
This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

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Awesome contests going on here: Hatch-A-Longs

 

[drumstick diva]

Hello and Welcome to the Backyard chickens community

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC


Here’s a good link where you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - 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


You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find Your State Thread

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Joeschooks]

You’ve come to the right place! We’re all chicken mad here and there’s loads of friendly, knowledgeable members who will be pleased to help when needed or simply just chat about all things chicken

 

[Teila]

G'Day from down under Chickenchitter Welcome!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

Please do check out the Topic of the Week discussions Pork Pie mentioned. I have found these to be a great resource, informative and sometimes entertaining.

If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

Including your general location on your profile will assist others. Location, climate, season etc can be important factors when members are responding to any questions you may have and vice versa.

 

[Jetblack2004]

Enjoy your chickens!