My Introduction

[HomeofTheChicks]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
- I have had chickens in the past. I got them about 5 years ago

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
- I currently own 11 hens and 1 rooster. I'm incubating 4 duck eggs and I'm raising 4 turkey chicks.

(3) What breeds do you have?
-barred rock (Chickens), unknown (duck eggs), broad-breasted white (turkeys)

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
-I love to talk to them and feed them.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
- gardening, knitting, and farming

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
-I have 3 dogs (all dachshunds), I don't have a job right now. My family is really nice and fun to meet. There are 6 of us in total.

(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 by searching up my chicken questions, I have known about BYC for maybe a year, and I finally decided to join when I had a question of my own.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to the BYC family!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. I'd love to see pictures of your dachshunds.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Nice introduction! Good luck with your hatch, keep us posted on it!

Welcome aboard!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC Thanks for joining us.

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Good luck with your flock and the duckling hatch! I just started some Welsh Harlequin duck eggs and some Bielefelder chicken hatching eggs going today in my incubator.