ShogunKC
In the Brooder
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
(3) What breeds do you have?
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
- Not totally new - I had chickens, ducks, and turkeys growing up. We just moved to some acreage in December and picked up our first ducks 5 weeks ago and chickens one week ago.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
- 4 ducks and 12 chickens
(3) What breeds do you have?
- Ducks: Pekins
- Chickens: Golden Comet (2), Barred Rock (2), Silver Laced Wyandottes (3), Rhode Island Reds (2), Blue Silkie (1), Partridge Silkie (1), & Red Silkie (1)
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
- Chicks and baby ducks are adorable!
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
- Woodworking, working on our new homestead, trail riding horses (we have 4 gaited horses
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
- 3 of us here at home, my wife and my step-son. Have 2 dogs (had 3 until one passed last week), 3 cats, 4 horses.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?

- Found BYC thanks to Google. Have been lurking for a while now and decided to register for an account.