Just starting

Zoramarie · Jun 18, 2018

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?I am new to raising chickens. I got my first ones last summer.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have five hens and one rooster!
(3) What breeds do you have?
one Plymouth rock, my rooster is an Orpington,an australorp, and three ameraucanas
(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?
From looking up info online
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Gardening, herbal medicine, just anything outside
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. I moved to the country five years ago before that I lived in a big city, I still had a garden but it was a patio garden in pots, so I was happy to have my own land to have a real garden ,a green house, and chickens!

Pork Pie · Jun 18, 2018

Hi and welcome to BYC

On this link you'll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping birds - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/

There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive

Here’s a link to general links and the different forums on BYC - https://www.backyardchickens.com/misc/quick-navigation-menu

You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find Your State Thread

Best wishes

Pork Pie