My new member introduction.

[Cheers2Ya]

Welcome from North Dakota! Glad you've joined us here! There is so much wisdom and knowledge among the members of this group, you will never have to look far for any help you may need. And we look forward to you sharing your wisdom, as well! Have fun site-seeing!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I am a retired laboratory technician that recently downsized into a smaller home with my husband of forty-six years. With our three children now away with families of their own, we opted for a more simple life.
I’ve often thought of starting a small hobby farm so in the spring of 2017 I purchased 8 straight run Bantam chicks. The coup was all assembled and the garage all stocked up on everything I needed. From those 8 chicks there were only 2 hens. I gave my son our coop, one hen and one rooster that seemed rather attached. I kept a shy little white Bantam Silkie, bought a better coup and ordered 8 female Rhode Island White’s. They free roam and are supplemented with organic feed and scratch. These are gentle, healthy, winter hardy, productive, beautiful chickens. We love eating and sharing their eggs.
I am ordering a few more chicks this spring and haven’t decided on a breed as yet. I have no need for other hobbies as my 3 grandchildren, 3 dogs and cat, along with my flock keep this 67 year old gramma busy enough.
I look forward to reading posts, asking questions and learning from other members.

Wonderful Bio thank you and Welcome to Backyard Chickens we do love photo's
which end of the country did you retire to?

 

[drumstick diva]

Hope you will enjoy Backyard chickens as much as we do

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under midget…. Welcome!

Thank you for sharing a great introduction The rooster v hen ratio sure does bite sometimes!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

Including your general location on your profile will assist others. Location, climate, season etc can be important factors when members are responding to any questions you may have and vice versa.

You might want to also Find Your State Thread and pop in and say hello.

BYC has Topic of the Week discussions which I have found to be a great resource, informative and sometimes entertaining; so definitely worth checking out. These two may be of particular interest:
Topic of the Week - Integrating Chicks into an Adult Flock
Topic of the Week - Adding New Chickens to the Flock

If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock or other critters, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

 

[midget2017]

Wonderful Bio thank you and Welcome to Backyard Chickens we do love photo's
which end of the country did you retire to?

Wonderful Bio thank you and Welcome to Backyard Chickens we do love photo's
which end of the country did you retire to?

 

[midget2017]

Still here in PA. Only retired into a smaller home 5 miles away. Not much of an adventurer. My husband has been in a wheelchair since 2012 so we are mostly home-bound. Since we don’t stray too far from home, my little chicken farm was my perfect hobby to get me outdoors and feeling productive.