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Welcome To Fantasy Island!
I meant Backyard Chickens!

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:welcome Glad you joined us :ya

Chicks or Pullets/Hens ... How old is your daughter?
Chicks are CUTE but alot of work & it takes 'forever' for them to start laying. You may want to consider "Starters". Before you get anything, build your Coop/Run. The pre fab stuff are CUTE but they really don't hold up. Check out the forums for info. Then you'll need to decide which breed, there are so many beautiful breeds.
 
Hi! I am new as well both to the site and to have chickens.

We originally got our chicks because my daughter has wanted chickens for ages but we couldn’t have them for various reasons (small yard, moving and etc). So we promised her when we had the right place we would get chickens.

I think if you want your daughter to get the most enjoyment out of them and bond with them, baby chicks would be the way to go. My daughter loved holding them when they were little and would spend hours where we kept the brooder holding, feeding and petting them. Many of our friendliest girls are the ones she held regularly.

What breeds were thinking about getting?

I let my daughter choose most of the original 10 we bought as chicks. She choose 3 Buff Orpingtons & 5 Easter Eggers and I chose 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes. My in laws bought her two Sexlink chicks. And we have since adopted a Favaucana.
 
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


This is a useful link relating to guides to read through - https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/website-announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3/?prefix_id=3


You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie
 

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