Hello all,
Names Rodney and I'm here to raise some chickens. So far got a small egg flock planned but, I think I'm going to be heading into the meat bird side of things in a month or two. We have a meat processor nearby thats really cheap, so all I have to do is raise them and take em to get processed.
Been wanting to raise chickens for a few monthes, and last month I walked into a tractor supply store with baby chicks and ducklings. Decided to do some research first, convinced my wife and now I have 8 silver laced wyandotte chicks due to be delivered next week. Bought a sweet coop off of cconly and I'm off and running. My wife and 13 year old daughter are excited to add some new members to the family, as am I. I'm really excited to take more control over my food supply, and provide better quality food for my family. I grew up on a dairy farm, so farmings kind of in my blood and thats part of why I decided to start my own backyard flock.
I really like the site, and used it to help me find a coop and chickens that are going to fit my budget, needs and wants.I originally wanted to go with ancona's, but they seem to be either sold out or only available from breeders with a 15 bird minimum order so thats why i chose the SLW's. I like the looks of the birds I got, they are supposed to be friendly and cold hardy, which are definite musts where I live.
thanks for reading my ramblings, sure it won't be my last post.
Names Rodney and I'm here to raise some chickens. So far got a small egg flock planned but, I think I'm going to be heading into the meat bird side of things in a month or two. We have a meat processor nearby thats really cheap, so all I have to do is raise them and take em to get processed.
Been wanting to raise chickens for a few monthes, and last month I walked into a tractor supply store with baby chicks and ducklings. Decided to do some research first, convinced my wife and now I have 8 silver laced wyandotte chicks due to be delivered next week. Bought a sweet coop off of cconly and I'm off and running. My wife and 13 year old daughter are excited to add some new members to the family, as am I. I'm really excited to take more control over my food supply, and provide better quality food for my family. I grew up on a dairy farm, so farmings kind of in my blood and thats part of why I decided to start my own backyard flock.
I really like the site, and used it to help me find a coop and chickens that are going to fit my budget, needs and wants.I originally wanted to go with ancona's, but they seem to be either sold out or only available from breeders with a 15 bird minimum order so thats why i chose the SLW's. I like the looks of the birds I got, they are supposed to be friendly and cold hardy, which are definite musts where I live.
thanks for reading my ramblings, sure it won't be my last post.
and Welcome To BYC! Good luck with your soon to be new flock! SLWs are very nice, very pretty duel purpose birds, should be a great choice for you area! You might like to check out the BYC Learning Center, lots of good articles on all aspects of chicken keeping. 
