My chickens have completely taken over my life!

[Bsmac]

If they take over here anymore than they already have I might need a roost in the coup!!!

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC! We're glad you're here!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! It's nice to meet you! Please make yourself at home here!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC! If you bought straight run chicks, and I assume you did since they are mixed breeds, its unlikely that they all will be pullets. Do you have a plan for dealing with additional cockerels? You may at the very least, want to be prepared with housing for them so your flock doesn't get stressed.

 

[C Siena]

Greetings & Salutations. Welcome.

Hopefully you have pullets but the odds are that you will have some cockerels. In our recent hatch of 15, 4-6 are cockerels. In a hatch of 7, with a broody, 5 were cockerels. As janiedoe wrote, plan on what you will do with extra cockerels.

This is a wonderful site on which to Learn and enjoy.
We are pleased to have you in the community.

 

[BuckityBuck]

Thanks everyone!
We actually had 14 (!) baby chicks come to live with us at 2 weeks of age. A family member had gotten eggs to hatch with her kids and asked me if I would take them after. I should have asked her just how many she was hatching! We have rehomed the ones that were obvious cockerels.
There’s two pullets in the group we kept that I am starting to think may in fact be cockerels. I will have to get some pictures to post in the help thread.

 

[N F C]

Thanks everyone!
We actually had 14 (!) baby chicks come to live with us at 2 weeks of age. A family member had gotten eggs to hatch with her kids and asked me if I would take them after. I should have asked her just how many she was hatching! We have rehomed the ones that were obvious cockerels.
There’s two pullets in the group we kept that I am starting to think may in fact be cockerels. I will have to get some pictures to post in the help thread.

Congrats on the chicks!

 

[C Siena]

Thanks everyone!
We actually had 14 (!) baby chicks come to live with us at 2 weeks of age. A family member had gotten eggs to hatch with her kids and asked me if I would take them after. I should have asked her just how many she was hatching! We have rehomed the ones that were obvious cockerels.
There’s two pullets in the group we kept that I am starting to think may in fact be cockerels. I will have to get some pictures to post in the help thread.

I think you said some are 8 weeks old and members can probably give you a good idea of the sex, after looking at pictures.

 

[Tookie]

Hello and welcome to BYC! We're so glad to have you here.