New Chicken Owner Introduction!!

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Glad that you joined! Good luck with your flock, and in re-homing the extra roo's!

 

[ValerieJ]

Hi! Welcome to BYC! I love Orpingtons! Until this year I was partial to Buff Orpingtons and Australorps, and now I have 3 young Lavender Os. One cockerel for sure, one pullet for sure, and one I'm not sure of. They are about 8 weeks old right now, so in a few more weeks I should know. I think you will love your flock. Have you thought about keeping a bachelor pad for the cockerels? I'm going to try that this time. Then conjugal visits with the girls. I think it's easier on the girls, but I'll be looking for a lot of guidance myself because I haven't tried it before.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[FortCluck]

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens Tracy, hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[EggWalrus]

Hello all! I've just became the new owner of a lavender orpington flock. 7 hens and 4 roos. All are just over 2 months old. I've been researching chicken keeping for a while now. Seeing which breeds would be good to start with. My mom recommended this site and I'm glad she did. So much info and resources. I look forward to learning and growing with the community.

Also, I will be posting the roos for sale/trade soon if anyone is in the Phenix City al/ Columbus ga area.

Welcome to BYC from near Dothan, not too far from you!
We will have to discuss some chicken swapping one day.

 

[feathermaid]

Have you thought about keeping just one of your roos? The Lavender color will breed true and all your chicks would be lavender, unlike blue varieties that only produce a mix of blue, black and splash. But a flock of all girls is nice too. Best wishes in your new chicken adventure!

 

[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 thread list

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[DiYMama540]

Oh, the lavender orps are beautiful! Congratulations on the new flock, and welcome to BYC! Glad you decided to join our flock!