New Chicken & Duck Head here

[MamaCasz]

For the last three years I've wanted chickens. I love fresh eggs, and I'm big on knowing where my food comes from (we also recently ripped up our front lawn to turn it all into garden space). I'm fortunate to live in a fairly mild climate in the Cascade Foothills.

In February, I finally took the plunge. We have 4 red sex links, 4 buffs, and this past week rescued two 1-yr-old Pekin Ducks (which I am loving as an addition to our flock). The hens will hopefully start laying around July 4th! Yay!

Love so much of what I'm seeing here in this community already.

See you around the site!

MamaCasz

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[TwoCrows]

Welcome to BYC!

Congrats on the new flock! If you need any tips or hints on raising your new brood, stop by our learning center for some good reads on all the aspects of keeping poultry...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center

Should you need help with your ducks, we have a nice duck section where you can chat with our duck experts...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/42/ducks

Great to have you aboard and enjoy all your poultry adventures!

 

[ochochicas]

Welcome MamaCasz! I'm just a little bit south of you. Our first chicks are 6 weeks old. Two of them are already crowing so I know we've got some little rooster-wanna-bes in the bunch. We are looking forward to some colorful eggs as soon as the girls are all grown up. My neighbor has a lot of ducks. They seem like a lot more work than the chickens, but she loves them. The eat slugs, too!

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Congratulations on your new flock!

 

[gander007]

Alright

great to have you joining the BYC flock

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to the flock

 

[SummerSaige]

Have fun with your flock!