New from Southampton MA and need some help please

[paisley04]

Hello my name is Melanie and I'm trying to figure out what would be the best chickens for me to get?? I do have two dogs that are very friendly but very curious so any advice would be greatly appreciated! I live way off the road so I have lots of room for the chickens to play, I just need to know where to start. Please help !

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, Melanie, and

! Pleased you joined our community! There are so many great breeds from which to choose. One informative place to look is the handy dandy chart below!! It might give you a direction for your choices. Good luck and have fun!!

http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html

 

[Megan Amber]

Hello Melanie! If you can tell me why you want chickens and what the weather is like where you live then I can help you choose a breed!

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[Kevin565]

 

[sourland]

Hello Melanie! If you can tell me why you want chickens and what the weather is like where you live then I can help you choose a breed!

Do you want chickens for eggs. meat, both, or just for 'pretty'? That will help with the recommendations - welcome to BYC.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Welcome to BYC!!

Glad you joined us!!

 

[sumi]

Hello and welcome to BYC

I see you got some good advice above. Hope you find the perfect breed for your needs!

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

You may also want to check out the Coops and Run section - planning ahead for the number and type of birds you want will prevent a lot of problems later.

 

[paisley04]

Hello, so Im looking for chicken to get eggs and ones that are social and friendly. One of my concerns is that I have two dogs but would like to be able to let the chickens roam around the yard so they all need to be able to get along.