Intro

[Grammy60]

Hi and welcome to BYC We are excited to have you join us.

 

[Blue Raptor]

Hi
A quick intro for me - I'll answer the questions.....
I've had chickens for over 20 years, first got them (3 Barred Rocks) for eggs - once they'd established themselves free range on our acre I found we had no slugs, snails or earwigs - what a great bonus. Had them for 5 years before the coyotes found us and realized we were the KFC on their route. Built the Fort Knox of chicken coops and runs (prior they had a small night house they'd be locked up in).
When I replaced them I had Marans, Barnvelders, Aurcanas, Polish, Cochin, and Welsummer - made for a pretty yard with different chickens. Eventually their free ranging ended when the coyotes came through at noon and took out 2. Now we're on a ranch and have 5 chickens - Australorp, Welsummer, and Easter Eggers. (5 chickens). I like different chickens and now with the space my try getting a rooster and breeding them. Who knows!!
I like having chickens for their eggs. And they are fun to watch.
This spring I need to revamp our chicken run - it just needs a little updating! I miss the one we had at the old place - it was huge!
We have sheep on the ranch and have dogs that I use for herding and moving the sheep to different areas on the ranch to graze in grazing season.
I ~think I was on BYC many many MANY years ago. I'm on BYH now and have just added BYC back in.

Welcome back into BYC!!

 

[triciayoung]

Welcome. You have a lot of great experience to share.

 

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC! thanks for joining us.

 

[Boppo]

Glad to meet you, and welcome back to BYC. You might like to know about electric fencing. Do you have any photos? Your flock sounds beautiful!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome back to BYC.

 

[Mrs J]

Hello and welcome to backyard chickens

 

[SageHill]

Glad to meet you, and welcome back to BYC. You might like to know about electric fencing. Do you have any photos? Your flock sounds beautiful!

I don’t have any electric fencing at the moment. The choocks are in the house yard in a chicken run. I just got the Premiere fencing catalog in the mail last week . Here on the ranch we have coyotes, several types of hawks, bobcats and reported but yet to be seen mountain lions. They work out well in their run - I’d love free ranging but the hawks could be a problem.

 

[N F C]

It's nice to meet you, thanks for joining us!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!