Mikiki
In the Brooder
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, sort of. I bought my first chickens last spring, but they were kept at a friend's house until we finished our coop and run.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? Well.. I started with 9 hens. Added 2 roos. And I'm down to 4 hens. 2 roos and 9 baby chicks. As well as the FOURTEEN eggs my daughter has in her incubator.
(3) What breeds do you have? 4 arcauna/Americana (feed store purchase) hens and 1 roo. 1 roo who is a mixed breed. (He's pretty. I got him from my dad but he doesn't know what he is. Haha). Baby chicks: 3 are ones we hatched they are mixes from our hens. 2 are silkie. 2 are sapphire gems. 2 are Rhode island red. So... by chicken math
. That's like 6 birds.
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Fresh eggs and happy chicks. I love getting to go out and watch our little flock and we get enough eggs for our family of 7 plus daycare kiddos and we get to share with friends and family.
(5) What are some of your other hobbies? Children. Haha. I like eating too much and complaining about my weight and binge watching shows when I'm pretending to have free time. Haha. For reals though, I like gardening. (Deep litter method for fresh compost? Heck yes) also, I may be turning my yard into a small farm... we will be adding goats next spring.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I have 5 kids. I run a daycare from home. And I'm obsessed with permaculture and micro farms.
my other half is a long haul truck driver, so I take care of the house while he's gone and he comes home to find new livestock and projects going.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
Google! Y'all kept coming up when I would search for my chickens. And so I got the app and I'm exploring!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? Well.. I started with 9 hens. Added 2 roos. And I'm down to 4 hens. 2 roos and 9 baby chicks. As well as the FOURTEEN eggs my daughter has in her incubator.
(3) What breeds do you have? 4 arcauna/Americana (feed store purchase) hens and 1 roo. 1 roo who is a mixed breed. (He's pretty. I got him from my dad but he doesn't know what he is. Haha). Baby chicks: 3 are ones we hatched they are mixes from our hens. 2 are silkie. 2 are sapphire gems. 2 are Rhode island red. So... by chicken math
. That's like 6 birds.
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Fresh eggs and happy chicks. I love getting to go out and watch our little flock and we get enough eggs for our family of 7 plus daycare kiddos and we get to share with friends and family.
(5) What are some of your other hobbies? Children. Haha. I like eating too much and complaining about my weight and binge watching shows when I'm pretending to have free time. Haha. For reals though, I like gardening. (Deep litter method for fresh compost? Heck yes) also, I may be turning my yard into a small farm... we will be adding goats next spring.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I have 5 kids. I run a daycare from home. And I'm obsessed with permaculture and micro farms.
my other half is a long haul truck driver, so I take care of the house while he's gone and he comes home to find new livestock and projects going. (7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
Google! Y'all kept coming up when I would search for my chickens. And so I got the app and I'm exploring!
Best wishes and have lots of FUN! 
So glad you decided to join us! Hope you enjoy it here as much as we all do and let us know if you ever need help with anything!
