La Vida Verde

[Minnimoo]

Hello everybody. Minnimoo here from Northern Spain just starting out living the life in beautiful Galicia. We are renovating an old stone house, a stone bodega, shortly to become the pig barn with attached woodland for forraging, and organizing the garden and orchard. I am goinb to be the one looking after animals so I have been gathering information about chickensgfor several years so I can, as it were, hit the ground running. I have decided to gk with a Galician breed, Mos, which is reputed to be a good all rounder and intend to grow as much food for them as I can on our 1 acre plot. I have yet to build a coop and am looking at designs that I can use and dont kntend to stock until I have staarted to grow feed and have the facilities to process and store meat.
We also rescue boxers (the dogs not the pugalists) and Range Rovers......
Apart from that we have another house neerby that my husband wants to renovate using only recycled materials with a huge barn which we will be using as a garage and workshop. The house is typical in that it has understorey rooms for animals with a small backyard which i want to use as a prepper pantry and raising xmas turkeys.
So my time will be pretty much taken up with all of that as well as knitting, clothes making , jewellery making and painting. Whenever did I find time to work?

 

[TomZilla43]

Hello Minnimoo, . Wow you have a lot going on! This is a great place to learn about chickens. Lots of knowledgeable folks willing to share their experience and passion for animals. Hope you enjoy your time here and best of luck with all your ongoing projects.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC

Here’s a link to the Articles section - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ There you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs.

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




Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Happy to have you join the family. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
Great post!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[N F C]

In addition to all the chicken chatter, BYC has a forum for DIY/Self-Sufficiency you might like:
DIY / Self Sufficiency

There is also a sister site you may enjoy:
SufficientSelf.com

Best of luck with all your plans!

 

[Plip]

Great to have you here, Minnimoo! Welcome to BYC!

 

[MissNutmeg]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!! So glad you could join us!!



~Meg

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to Backyardchickens.com aka BYC!
We are glad you joined our flock.
Jump right in and make yourself at home.

This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

CURRENT COOP CONTEST click here >>#1

The 9th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong!

 

[Latestarter]

Greetings and welcome to BYC Minimoo! So glad you joined us. If hat's "retirement" for you, maybe going back to work would be more "relaxing"? Seem like you've got a pretty full plate there. I'll be you won't get bored! Anyway, there's a wealth of info, knowledge and experience shared in the multitude of threads. Browse around and see what interesting stuff you can find. By all means post away when the desire strikes you, especially if you have questions (provide as much detail/info as possible and pictures truly help)... With all the great folks here, generally someone will respond in no time at all. Please make yourself at home!

Oh, if you haven't done so already, PLEASE put at least your general location in your profile. It could be very important if/when you ask for or offer help or advice. You know, climate issues and such. Old folks like me will never remember & look there first. To add it, mouse hover over Account top right and a drop down will appear. Click on Personal Details and scan down. You'll see the spot for Location. Then go to the bottom and save changes. Thanks! Hope you enjoy the site!