New member and new to chickens

[hilgutsick]

Hi everyone,
I'm brand new to chickens. I keep coming to this site to get answers to my questions so I thought it was time to officially join. I live in NJ and I'm a teacher so I'm off this summer. I have 2 children and we are all enjoying our chickens. We got a bunch of chicks from tractor supply. Bantams and Americauna. Unfortunately, we can't have a rooster and 5 of the the original 10 were looking quite roostery so we had to give them away. We picked up some more and are having fun with them. There are a few that still look like roosters to me. 1 is only 4 weeks and the other 3 are 12 weeks. No crowing yet so I guess we're okay for now.
Anyway, it's nice to be here and I look forward to getting to know more about chickens!
Have a great day.
Hiliary

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Hi Hiliary and welcome to BYC! Glad you decided to join our community. This is the best place to learn and share your chicken adventures. We would love to see pictures of your wee flock and coop.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Hillary and welcome to BYC. You can post pics of your suspect birds here - https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/what-breed-or-gender-is-this.15/

Here are some links to useful resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - “How to...” guides
• Great go-to resource - Learning Centre
• Good starting point for browsing the site - Articles
• Insightful feedback on how members manage their flocks - Topic of the Week back-catalogue
• Excellent sources of local information - U.S. States

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC.
We are glad you joined this flock!
Jump right in and make yourself at home.

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[CarpCharacin]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you decided to join our wonderful community!

 

[N F C]

Hi Hiliary, it's nice to have you here with us! Here's hoping your unknowns are girls

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community! Make yourself at home here at BYC and have lots of fun!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, Hiliary, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[Helloworld]

Hi and welcome! Yeah we all get mad at that 50/50 ratio but what can you do. I think a rooster sounds so nice. Others think a train rumbling and roaring through is better lol. Good luck and have fun!

 

[fldiver97]

Welcome Nice to have you here!