New here!

[ANellis]

Hi All,

I’m new to Backyard Chickens (although I’ve been reading threads for quite a while!) and we recently found ourselves with our first chickens- so we’re new to raising chickens as well!

A long story short, we went to buy two rabbits from a breeder and ended up coming home with 6 chickens...and the two bunnies.

We got the chicks early Oct 2017 (I know, not the best time of year for chicks since we live in MN). We were told they’re all bantam silkies and were approx 6-8 weeks old when we got them. Which puts them roughly 4-5 months old now.

I’ve been doing as much reading as possible on the breed but look forward to learning more! Just wanted to say hi

Amanda

 

[Cycomiko]

 

[N F C]

Hi Amanda, it's nice to have you here!

You sound like you're already one of us...you go to buy rabbits and come home with chickens

Thanks for joining us!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi Amanda and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us You'll probably want to check out the "Surviving Minnesota" thread as well. @duluthralphie pop over and say hi!

 

[heatherlaw]

Welcome to the flock! Around here that is what we call chicken math. Watch out! By this time next year you could have 25 and be wondering what happened

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Welcome to BYC!!!

 

[Hope Hughes]

Hello​

Welcome to BYC!!
So glad to have you here!!
Thanks for sharing your story!!
You have come to the right place.
There are many people on here that are ready to help in anyway they can!
The learning center also has alot of great information on it as well!
Enjoy!​

 

[bluebird]

Hello Amanda
Thank you for joining our community! We have a lot of active members who are always ready to lend a helping hand! I hope to see you around the forums!!!
-Blue

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under Amanda Welcome!

Just in case you have not found it yet, BYC has an active Silkie Thread

You might also be interested in downloading this free e-book My First Year With Chickens

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

Personally, I have found the Topic of the Week articles a great resource and a one stop shop for questions which may have already been discussed within the BYC membership group.

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

 

[adrikeen]

Glad to have you join us!
Enjoy your Silkies!