New Chicken Parent Ahoy!

[gardenerds]

Hello all!

My husband and I took the plunge and ordered 10 Ameraucana (really Easter Egger) chicks from Mt. Healthy Hatcheries. We got 11 and the are all still with us today! (Which is only 4 weeks now).

We are currently building a coop and are using permaculture methods for most of what we've done so far. The brooder box is so cool! I will definitely try and share pictures along the way!

Also working on a 'mealworm farm' so I don't have to buy them anymore! So far I have three pupas waiting to turn into beetles, which should start the lifecycle over! WOO hoo.

Little bio about me: I'm a pre-school teacher and co-owner of OG Gardens. We build and maintain organic vegetable gardens. We already have two dogs, two rabbits, lizards, a fishtank and a guinea pig.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Here are some helpful links:

• Great go-to resource - Articles
• Insightful feedback on how members manage their flocks - Topic of the Week back-catalogue
• Good link to read before building a coop / run - Space requirements
• Hatching / Chick-care

Any questions that you may have regarding your chicks will be best posted here - Raising baby chicks forum
Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Hello and welcome to BYC! So happy you decided to join our community.

 

[gardenerds]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Here are some helpful links:

• Great go-to resource - Articles
• Insightful feedback on how members manage their flocks - Topic of the Week back-catalogue
• Good link to read before building a coop / run - Space requirements
• Hatching / Chick-care

Any questions that you may have regarding your chicks will be best posted here - Raising baby chicks forum
Best wishes

Pork Pie

Thanks! Can't wait to learn more!

 

[gardenerds]

Hello and welcome to BYC! So happy you decided to join our community.

Thanks for the welcome! I am happy too. Seems like a great place to learn more!

 

[N F C]

Hello, thanks for joining us! It looks like your young flock is ready to take off. Do you have a cover for their brooder? Wouldn't want anyone to get lost.

 

[ClucksAndCombs]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Good luck with your new little Eggers!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community!
I hope you enjoy it here as much as we do!!!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Looks like they are more than ready to go to the coop!

 

[gardenerds]

Hello, thanks for joining us! It looks like your young flock is ready to take off. Do you have a cover for their brooder? Wouldn't want anyone to get lost.

Nope! We have a small house and are enjoying their company (seudo house chickens for the moment) They also have a ramp to get back in if they hop out.