Hi everyone!
Thank you so much for all the awesome information and advice that I've been able to read and search since I got my first chickens last year. I'm gonna use the template to introduce myself because otherwise I'd ramble on forever:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We got our first chicks last year, mainly for eggs and a little fun for the family. Started with three Americauna and three silver lace d Wyandotte, one SLW turned out to be a rooster and one of the americaunas had a heart attack after one of my chocolate labs got her and ran all around the yard with her. Luckily he has been trained to hunt fowl and therefore has a soft mouth so we had that one for dinner. We keep thinking we will have that rooster for dinner someday... But he is a good protector so we keep him around.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I just got ten day old chicks last week to try to grow our flock. So currently 15 in all.
(3) What breeds do you have?
Three SLW, including roo, two americauna hens and one americauna chick, five buff Orpington chicks, two Rhode Island Red chicks, two Plymouth barred rock chicks.
(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
A friend
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
I love to garden, though I'm not great at it. I read a ton.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I live in steamboat springs, Colorado. Married with an almost four year old daughter and an 18 month old son. Two chocolate labs- who now both co exist peacefully with all the chickens. I am a registered nurse with focus on labor and delivery, ob/gyn, and pediatrics, but I am staying home with kids right now. I also teach and perform bellydance.
That's me in a nutshell.
Thanks again for all the great help I have already received!
Meg
Thank you so much for all the awesome information and advice that I've been able to read and search since I got my first chickens last year. I'm gonna use the template to introduce myself because otherwise I'd ramble on forever:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We got our first chicks last year, mainly for eggs and a little fun for the family. Started with three Americauna and three silver lace d Wyandotte, one SLW turned out to be a rooster and one of the americaunas had a heart attack after one of my chocolate labs got her and ran all around the yard with her. Luckily he has been trained to hunt fowl and therefore has a soft mouth so we had that one for dinner. We keep thinking we will have that rooster for dinner someday... But he is a good protector so we keep him around.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I just got ten day old chicks last week to try to grow our flock. So currently 15 in all.
(3) What breeds do you have?
Three SLW, including roo, two americauna hens and one americauna chick, five buff Orpington chicks, two Rhode Island Red chicks, two Plymouth barred rock chicks.
(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
A friend
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
I love to garden, though I'm not great at it. I read a ton.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I live in steamboat springs, Colorado. Married with an almost four year old daughter and an 18 month old son. Two chocolate labs- who now both co exist peacefully with all the chickens. I am a registered nurse with focus on labor and delivery, ob/gyn, and pediatrics, but I am staying home with kids right now. I also teach and perform bellydance.
That's me in a nutshell.
Thanks again for all the great help I have already received!
Meg
and Welcome To BYC!
