MimiVC
Chirping
Greetings from Retirees in Northern CA near the Oregon border who are excited to experience the new chick raising adventures ahead! My husband and I picked out our first 12 pullet baby chicks on April 1st. Nope, this is not an April Fools joke. We got 4 each from 3 bins: Isa Browns, NovoGen Browns, and the Easter Color Pack. We bought them for their potential future egg production, but our chicks are so entertaining...better than TV. We have a Roo who is already ruling the roost. We are 2nd year newbie gardeners growing food in our own backyard. So timely with all that’s happening with our world with the COVID19 virus and economy. We doubled our garden area to provide produce for a young family in the area along with our grown family (grands too) and whoever else we are able to serve. Being newbies I am eager to learn all I can about raising chicks and gardening so I do a lot of research. My husband is so gracious with all the ideas I find on YouTube along with websites like the BackYard Chicken. BYC provides timely help to better understand the ins and outs of chick rearing. Thanks so much for creating this group. Also a bigs thanks for all of you who are contributing your fun and not so fun facts! A true reality show!!
Great introduction. Best wishes with your new flock!
Welcome to the best retirement you could possibly have! We started it all 5 years ago, and are building our 5th and final coop. 
