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[Blue Raptor]

I am so glad this site exists I am returning to my chicken roots after being chicken-free for nearly 7 years. I have 13 little chicks ( I may have to rehome a few bantams at some point). I am in Western MA and was wondering, how would I find a Massachusetts forum feed ( for advice on solar-powered automatic doors, , community, and the occasional bartering or selling)? I have Americanas, 1 green-egger, and 6 Silkie bantams. I am in this for the fun of it, and the eggs. I am happy to chat with folks from all over too, but could use some help figuring out how to get to different forums and if there are ways to search and filter messages better.

Welcome to BYC!!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! It's so nice to meet you! Please make yourself at home!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
It doesn't take long to figure out how to navigate the site. It structured in a hierarchy of Forums and Articles.
You can click on the Forums tab to open up the various forum subjects. Under each forum will be hundreds of different threads. You can search these threads using the Search function (upper right corner of your screen) or just scroll through reading the titles and clicking on what interests you then reading through the replies.
A few things to keep in mind before you reply to anything is to note the date that the thread was created. You may be replying to a member that has been gone from the site for months or years.
You can also learn a lot from the various articles that have been written by members. They are categorized by topic and you can list them by "highest rated" which will generally give you the best articles on the topic you are interested in.
You can literally lose yourself in the site for months!
Enjoy yourself here!

 

[Bantamsrcute]

Thanks everyone

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

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

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

BYC can seem a bit daunting at first. You will get the hang of it soon, just click on everything until you get where you want to go.

Cute chick photo, thanks for sharing! Welcome aboard!

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC Thanks for joining us

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. Click away and eventually things will become easier.

 

[swampfox440]

Hi, welcome to BYC! thanks for joining us.

 

[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!