new father daughter chicken raisers

[chic treadmill]

Hello all. My daughter and I are raising 12 chickens. We are in the mountains of North Carolina. She has wanted chickens for several years so we took the plunge. We have golden comets, back sex links and buff Orpingtos..
We have lots to learn and look forward to all the help from those of you with all of the knowledge.
We are building or run and coop our selves. I will post pics as we go along

 

[TwoCrows]

Welcome to BYC!

Congrats on the new chicks! You will love the Orpingtons. Very docile, friendly and great layers. If you need any tips and hints on raising your new brood, stop by our learning center here on BYC for lots of great reads on all the aspects of keeping your flock...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center

And while you are building the coop, if you should run into any issues, you can post questions in our Coop Construction Forums for lots of help with the build...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/9/coop-run-design-construction-maintenance

Good luck with your build and your new babies! Make yourself at home here and welcome to our flock!

 

[cluckcluckgirl]

The Learning Center is a great place to start. Glad you joined!

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

I think it is great you are helping your daughter learn to keep chickens.

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Congratulations on the new chicks and good luck with the coop build! TwoCrows gave you some good links to check out, and it is always fun to check out your state thread for chicken keeping neighbors https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/91762/north-carolina

 

[BlessedFeathers]

Hi! My children love helping with the chickens! We built our coops ourselves too

 

[Duckopolis]

Good luck with your poultry raising adventures, and I hope you find everything you need to know. Don't forget to take a look at BYC's very useful learning center (If you haven't already)! The learning center as well as the forum should answer your questions! Glad to have you here! See you around with the flock.

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[gander007]