New Backyard Chicken Momma

[Cluckingham Palace-MI]

Greetings and welcome to BYC Sandy! So glad you joined us. Congrats on starting your chickeneering adventure! Hope your coop is big enough for more than the 4 you have now... Chicken math is a real thing and you'll want more soon enough! There's a wealth of info, knowledge and experience shared in the multitude of threads. Browse around and see what interesting stuff you can find. By all means post away when the desire strikes you, especially if you have questions (provide as much detail/info as possible and pictures truly help)... With all the great folks here, generally someone will respond in no time at all. Please make yourself at home!

Oh, if you haven't done so already, PLEASE put at least your general location in your profile. It could be very important if/when you ask for or offer help or advice. You know, climate issues and such. I recommend at least your state as most folks won't be able to figure out where if you put anything more specific (county, town, street, etc) by itself. Old folks like me will never remember & look there first. To add it, mouse hover over Account top right and a drop down will appear. Click on Personal Details and scan down. You'll see the spot for Location. Then go to the bottom and save changes. Thanks! Hope you enjoy the site!

Chicken math is real - You've got that right! MY flock grew just one year later. You can't have just a small flock. Luckily I prepared my coop for a much larger flock from the beginning.

 

[Cluckingham Palace-MI]

Welcome Sandy! You will learn a lot here and feel like you've got the hang of raising your girls in no time!

 

[ronott1]

Welcome to backyard Chickens!

Enjoy the new babies

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Happy to have you join the family. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under Sandy Welcome and Congratulations!

You might be interested in downloading this free e-book My First Year With Chickens

I do 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.

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 in particular might be of interest to you at this stage:
Topic/Question of the week - Brooding and supplementing heat for chicks
Topic of the Week - Raising Chicks
Topic of the Week - Getting Started, Keeping Chickens
Topic of the Week - Keeping the Flock Safe from Predators

If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock, 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

Best wishes and good luck!

 

[drumstick diva]

Sandy, the best place to start a poultry education is the "Learning Center." So glad you joined us at Backyard chickens

 

[thudson]

Hello Sandy and welcome to the flock. I know raising new chicks can be worrying. So if you have any issues, questions or concerns please feel free to ask at anytime. We have all been there and will help you through any issue. Thanks for joining us!