New Delaware Chick Mom

[chrissynemetz]

Right now they look like adorable little fluff balls

 

[bluemtnwmn]

Right now they look like adorable little fluff balls

They are so adorable! My 16 y.o. daughter thinks I'm a little nuts...

 

[DiYMama540]

Welcome to BYC! We're all a little nuts around here so you should fit right in! Enjoy the babies while they are small! They grow too quickly!!
Thanks for joining our flock!

 

[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
• Find other BYC members nearby using the links in my signature, below.
• Hatching / Chick-care

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Barbh503]

Welcome! You are going to love being a chicken mom, it's addictive! I got my first 2 Delawares this year (they are 8 weeks now), and just ordered 2 more for pick up in a couple of weeks. I am really liking how friendly they are compared to some of my other ladies. My hope is to start breeding them if I get a nice rooster (I usually get rid of my cockerels).

 

[bluemtnwmn]

Welcome! You are going to love being a chicken mom, it's addictive! I got my first 2 Delawares this year (they are 8 weeks now), and just ordered 2 more for pick up in a couple of weeks. I am really liking how friendly they are compared to some of my other ladies. My hope is to start breeding them if I get a nice rooster (I usually get rid of my cockerels).

So far they have been very nice and I am a bit addicted already! They're 3 1/2 weeks old now and several of them will come running whenever I open the brooder. They want to be picked up! Sometimes they'll chirp like something is wrong until I come and talk to them also.
I picked Delawares because their breed is generally considered 'friendly' and I've made an effort to get them used to me and being handled. I've known folks with some crazy scary chickens and wanted to avoid that!
Good luck getting a nice cockerel! I've got one person willing and able to take a rooster so I'm hoping to be able to 'borrow' him from time to time for my girls. I can't keep a rooster all the time as I live in the city and am just barely able to place a coop in a spot on my property that meets the city codes for distance from neighbors. Don't want anyone irate about a crowing rooster.