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archerj2010

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May 5, 2015
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Hello!

My name is Jake, a new free-range flock owner from central Indiana.

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?

I am new chickens that don't come in a bucket or freezer bag. This is my first flock, which I purchased through MyPetChicken.com about 3 weeks ago.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?

I have a dozen happy, healthy birds. Soon to add one more.

(3) What breeds do you have?

I have 5 pairs, Buff Orpington, Black Australorp, Jersey Giant, Barred Plymouth Rock, and Rhode Island Red. I have a single Leghorn White, and a Blue Andelusian. Soon to adopt a lonely Easter Egger from my boss.

(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?

Stumbled onto it by accident when first researching home-based flocks - cannot seem to get away from it, so I figured why not join it?

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?

I love PC gaming, also a bit of a gun nut.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.

Nighttime attendant at a trucking facility. My wife and I have an ornery pair of cats, a mouthy Husky, and a breeding trio of rabbits.
 
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archerj2010 said:
Hello!

My name is Jake, a new free-range flock owner from central Indiana.

(3) What breeds do you have?

I have 5 pairs, Buff Orpington, Black Australorp, Jersey Giant, Barred Plymouth Rock, and Rhode Island Red. I have a single Leghorn White, and a Blue Andelusian. Soon to adopt a lonely Easter Egger from my boss.
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Welcome, welcome Jake and friends! This site is addicting, lol. So when you bring your new Easter Egger home Jake, if you haven't already read about it, keep it separate from your other hens for preferably 30 days. Coupla things here:
1. Bringing in one bird is hard sometimes, but your saving grace may be that the others are still young.
2. Quarantining birds is a must. There are people on this site that have wiped out their entire flock by bringin a bird in from someone else's place. Doesn't happen every time but if it happens to you it really doesn't matter. The previous owner can be a clean, excellent owner but different bugs, bacteria, exposures to things can be completely different from your place as well as the new bird bein brought in can die from exposure to things on your place it's body hasn't grown up with.

In no way tryin to scare you here. I learned the hard way not to take others chickens when I brought a rooster in that ended up having worms and mites. Ugh....

Truly glad you joined our family and can't wait to see pics of your babies :frow[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]
 

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