New chick and duck mom in Ohio, US

[AgnesGray]

Hi! I'm brand new to owning poultry. Had never touched a live bird until a couple weeks ago when I purchased my first chicks. What was supposed to be a few chicks to keep our hatching ducks company ended up being 6 chicks and 11 more in the incubator.

All of my 5 duck eggs hatched about a week ago (yay!) and we're enjoying our welsh harlequin ducklings.

Buff orpington and barred rock pullets are my chicks with bielefelders hatching in about a week.

 

[ValerieJ]

Hi! Welcome to BYC! Great looking babies!

 

[feathermaid]

Congrats on your very successful hatch! What brand of chick heating plate are you using? I haven't seen that kind before...

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Glad that you joined! Good luck with all of those babies!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC.

Here are some links to useful resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - “How to...” guides
• Great go-to resource - Learning Centre
• Good starting point for browsing the site - Articles
• Insightful feedback on how members manage their flocks - Topic of the Week back-catalogue
• Excellent sources of local information - U.S. States

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Welcome to the best place on the web!

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to the pulse beat of the chicken community, BACKYARD CHICKENS

 

[Sequel]

Hi and welcome! Wow you really went into poultry! I hope you have very good luck with them, there is lots to learn here!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community! Best wishes and have lots of fun!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Do you have your coop and run all set and ready to go?