Lurked for years

[stacymarie]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My family had chickens when I was very young, but I got my first chickens about 7 years ago.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now? Right now I have a rooster and 7 hens. I have a hen on a clutch of eggs and they should be hatching any minute! I heard some peeping this morning, but was very faint so it could have been coming from the eggs. I'm trying not to disturb my hen as much as possible.

(3) What breeds do you have? I have a mix of chickens but I know I have one Lavender Orpington and one easter egger.

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? I absolutely love having fresh eggs and a way to get rid of unused vegetable scraps without putting them in the garbage. I love to see the chickens roaming the yard.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies? What hobby don't I have! I love to knit, crochet, sew, bake, etc. I also lead my daughter's Girl Scout troop and the parent group at my children's school. In the summer we love to camp, fish, hike, swim, kayak, and canoe.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. I have a husband and two children (7 and 4), 2 dogs, 3 cats, 2 frogs, and my chickens. I am a legal assistant.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? I found BYC a few years ago when I had a chicken related question and have visited many more times over the years. figured I should finally join.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC - glad that you have decided to become an active part of our community.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello Stacy and welcome to BYC and good luck with your hatch . I hope that you enjoy your time here.

This is a useful link to take a look at - “How to...” guides. You may wish to consider including your location (using the guide in the link above). You can use this link to contact members in your area - U.S. States

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC, glad you finally joined! Good luck with your hatch and do post some pictures of your flock when you get a chance!

 

[LavvyTaffy]

Glad you finally decided to join!

 

[stacymarie]

Hello Stacy and welcome to BYC and good luck with your hatch . I hope that you enjoy your time here.

This is a useful link to take a look at - “How to...” guides. You may wish to consider including your location (using the guide in the link above). You can use this link to contact members in your area - U.S. States

Best wishes

Pork Pie

Thank you! I updated my location, I'm in Central Wisconsin

 

[Fishsticks06]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My family had chickens when I was very young, but I got my first chickens about 7 years ago.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now? Right now I have a rooster and 7 hens. I have a hen on a clutch of eggs and they should be hatching any minute! I heard some peeping this morning, but was very faint so it could have been coming from the eggs. I'm trying not to disturb my hen as much as possible.

(3) What breeds do you have? I have a mix of chickens but I know I have one Lavender Orpington and one easter egger.

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? I absolutely love having fresh eggs and a way to get rid of unused vegetable scraps without putting them in the garbage. I love to see the chickens roaming the yard.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies? What hobby don't I have! I love to knit, crochet, sew, bake, etc. I also lead my daughter's Girl Scout troop and the parent group at my children's school. In the summer we love to camp, fish, hike, swim, kayak, and canoe.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. I have a husband and two children (7 and 4), 2 dogs, 3 cats, 2 frogs, and my chickens. I am a legal assistant.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? I found BYC a few years ago when I had a chicken related question and have visited many more times over the years. figured I should finally join.

Welcome! It’s nice to finally have you join the website. I hope you have a good time on this website, any questions or issues will be answered almost every time. Everyone is here to help in this community. If you’d like, you could post some pictures of your chickens and the hatchlings, I especially want to see the chicks. Well I’ll go back to reading the forums, hope your family and the flock do great! Best wishes!

 

[Melky]

Welcome to BYC!​

 

[stacymarie]

I just went out to check and have 2 babies!!! Mom had them out of the nest, in front of the door. She pulled them under her, but not back in the nest.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My family had chickens when I was very young, but I got my first chickens about 7 years ago.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now? Right now I have a rooster and 7 hens. I have a hen on a clutch of eggs and they should be hatching any minute! I heard some peeping this morning, but was very faint so it could have been coming from the eggs. I'm trying not to disturb my hen as much as possible.

(3) What breeds do you have? I have a mix of chickens but I know I have one Lavender Orpington and one easter egger.

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? I absolutely love having fresh eggs and a way to get rid of unused vegetable scraps without putting them in the garbage. I love to see the chickens roaming the yard.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies? What hobby don't I have! I love to knit, crochet, sew, bake, etc. I also lead my daughter's Girl Scout troop and the parent group at my children's school. In the summer we love to camp, fish, hike, swim, kayak, and canoe.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. I have a husband and two children (7 and 4), 2 dogs, 3 cats, 2 frogs, and my chickens. I am a legal assistant.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? I found BYC a few years ago when I had a chicken related question and have visited many more times over the years. figured I should finally join.

Awesome! I went from lurker to full member when I was hatching eggs too. Welcome!!!