New chicken owner

[Lisa G.]

Hi - I am in Montclair NJ and just recently started on my chicken owning journey. I have 8 chickens - all 7 weeks old. Breeds are: Buff Orpington, Polish, Easter Egger, silver laced wyandotte, golden laced wyandotte, australorp, cream legbar and one undetermined bantam. So glad to have found this forum.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to Backyardchickens.com aka BYC!
We are so glad you joined our flock.
Jump right in and make yourself at home.



This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC NJ folks are generally pretty good folk, thanks for joining us

 

[blackdust951]

thank you for joining us!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello Lisa and welcome aboard

Here’s a link to the Articles section - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ There you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs.

There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224

All the best

Pork Pie

 

[sannabelle]

Hi there and welcome!!

There are a few threads for breed identification if you want to post pics of your unknown chick!

 

[sunflour]

so glad you decided to join us.

You have a lovely mix of breeds in your flock. Good luck with all and enjoy the new adventure.

 

[drumstick diva]