New here and to chickens

[nthasama]

Hi everyone. I have already posted on the emergencies/diseases/injuries and cures forum and gotten a lot of help, but I thought I would post here to introduce myself as well. Last month we moved and took over a small piece of land (about an acre) that my in-laws had been living on. They had chickens that they got last year as chicks, 7 hens and 1 rooster, that are now grown and laying eggs. They decided to leave the chickens for us since I wanted chickens and they said chickens are a pain to move. So just like that I had a full flock of chickens. My kids are 3 and 5 and they are loving the chickens. They help gather the eggs every morning and feed the chickens. We also got a 4 week old baby chicks because I thought it would be a great school experience for my homeschooled kids. The chicks are now 5 weeks old and we are getting ready to put them outside (I am very excited about this because the brooder makes a huge mess in my mudroom). I am excited about my chicken journey and trying to learn as much as I can.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[DucksAreBest]

Hello, welcome to BackYard Chickens! Thank you for joining our community.

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC We are happy you have joined us.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal Community!

Make yourself at home & have lots of FUN!

 

[N F C]

Hi, it's nice to have you here!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[swampfox440]

Hi , enjoy your chicken journey . Welcome to BYC !

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Good luck with your new flock! I hope that you keep the chick's separate from the adult's out there for now as they are still young, and have to slowly be introduced to the adult's so that they won't try to kill them.

 

[chickentrains]

Welcome to BYC!!