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[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore.

 

[Grammy60]

Hello June bug and welcome to BYC So happy you have joined us.

 

[swampfox440]

Welcome to BYC! nice to meet you.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. Set your goals, ask questions on the forums, plan/prepare, and you will be successful with your flock. Enjoy the journey.

 

[Iluveggers]

Welcome to the BYC flock! My advice to you is build/buy your coopto fit DOUBLE the amount of chickens you plan to start with. No matter what, you will want more! It’s called chicken math!

If you want pets with eggs, I would suggest Orpingtons, Brahmas, Sussex, Plymouth Rock, and Easter Eggers as great starter breeds!

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

Welcome to BYC! So glad you could join us!

 

[Farmgirl1878]

We’re in West TN close to Memphis, but we have family in Cookeville and Nashville. We’re looking for pets/egg layers. Just about 3-6 (I know we’ll want more lol) is all we’re planning for in the beginning. We are just getting our feet wet and are gonna go from there! Neighbors are close-ish, but also have chickens as well!

Hubby and I did the BBQ tour for our honeymoon and ended up backstage at the Opry courtesy of Rep. Bob Clement. I hired his daughter to work for the FBI as a Presidential Management Fellow. Had a wonderful time!

Since you’re looking primarily for snuggle buddies who poop the occasional egg, I’d suggest Brahmas, Salmon Favorelles, or Speckled Sussex chicks. They can all handle the heat well and, in my experience, are friendly, funny, relatively quiet (except the SFs, they’re really chatty) breeds that make great pets! My Speckled Sussex, Dottie, raised my five Brahma chicks. My SF, Butterfly, is the smallest of all my girls by about five pounds, but is my alpha!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, Junebug Welcome to Backyard Chickens. Enjoy your time here!

 

[JunebugTN]

Welcome to the BYC flock! My advice to you is build/buy your coopto fit DOUBLE the amount of chickens you plan to start with. No matter what, you will want more! It’s called chicken math!

If you want pets with eggs, I would suggest Orpingtons, Brahmas, Sussex, Plymouth Rock, and Easter Eggers as great starter breeds!

Coops are OUTRAGEOUSLY EXPENSIVE lol! I’ve been looking all week for plans to build one that won’t cost an arm and a leg but to no avail! We are planning on Rocks, Easter Eggers, and Australorps!