New chick mama!

[jennylynn86]

Hello, I am Jenny, I recently started my tiny lil flock this week. I have two Easter egger chicks, though the place I got them said they were Ameracaunas ( spelling) but after reading and talking to some local chicken moms, I come to figure that they are probably Easter Eggers which is fine by me.. I also have 3 silkie bantum chicks as well. They are all soo cute and I love them. I am more of a pet chicken gal then egg production or meat, though I do love to eat chicken but not much an egg person.. Anywho, I am looking to hear about hte best ways to make sure my girls have the best life I can give them and stuff. I soo look foward to watch their antics and stuff!!

 

[ChickenPeep]

From Kansas! Glad you joined us!

Silkies are the best, especially when they're mini!

 

[roostersandhens]

Welcome to BYC!

so glad u joined us!!!

 

[Ducclelover10]

Congrats on your new chicks! Americanas and EE's are really hard to tell apart. Easter Eggers are sort of like a mixed breed, they can lay blue, green, or even sometimes tinted eggs. I've had an EE's/Americanas for 4 years now and I'm still confused! Do you plan on putting your chicks in a closed in run?

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings form Kansas, jennylynn86, and

! Pleased you joined our flock! BYC is a great place to learn to be a responsible chicken keeper! The Learning Center link below will give you the basic info you need to get started. And the Baby Chicks thread is a Q & A but the old threads contain wealth of great info! Good luck to you!

Learning Center:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/

Raising Baby Chicks:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/11/raising-baby-chicks

 

[jennylynn86]

When they are big enough, they will be free range but kept in a coop at night..

 

[Kevin565]

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[rwdeets23]

there is tons of great info on here for just about any questions you may have.... it helped me out when i started......

 

[sourland]

Hi, Jenny, welcome to BYC, and good luck with your new birds.