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T Rex

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Hello Ya'll! I live in Southwest Indiana an hour north of Kentucky and 5 minutes from Illinois. We live on 3 acres and my Wife and I have two children (2 year old girl and 4 year old boy), a black lab, a cat and 65 chickens.

I started out in May 2016 with three barred rock hens and a br rooster that I named T Rex because my son loves dinosaurs. A few months later I bought 7 more hens, and then.......well, you know how it is. I have barred rocks, easter eggers, speckled Sussex, French black copper Marans, welsummers, lavender orpingtons, one australorp, two Rhode island reds, one leghorn, and half a dozen barnyard mixes.

The BYC forums are a treasure trove of information and opinions on flock practices, and with only two years experience, I still have much to learn.

I work as a service technician on commercial and residential HVAC equipment. But I spend most of my off time with the family, when the chickens allow it of course. I'm kind of a Jack of all trades, Master of none guy. And I love everything outdoors!

Thanks for having me!
 
Greetings and welcome to BYC T Rex! So glad you joined us. What 4 year old boy DOESN'T like dinosaurs? Heck, what adult "boy" doesn't like them! :gig But I'm glad we're here with scaled down versions (chickens - descendants of raptors) and the full sized ones aren't! There's a wealth of info, knowledge and experience shared in the multitude of threads. Browse around and see what interesting stuff you can find. By all means post away when the desire strikes you, especially if you have questions (provide as much detail/info as possible and pictures truly help)... With all the great folks here, generally someone will respond in no time at all. Please make yourself at home!

Edit to remove location request... you already have it! Hope you enjoy the site!
 
Welcome aboard to BYC family gr8 people tons of information loads of fun enjoy shake your tail feathers
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T Rex said:
Hello Ya'll! I live in Southwest Indiana an hour north of Kentucky and 5 minutes from Illinois. We live on 3 acres and my Wife and I have two children (2 year old girl and 4 year old boy), a black lab, a cat and 65 chickens.

I started out in May 2016 with three barred rock hens and a br rooster that I named T Rex because my son loves dinosaurs. A few months later I bought 7 more hens, and then.......well, you know how it is. I have barred rocks, easter eggers, speckled Sussex, French black copper Marans, welsummers, lavender orpingtons, one australorp, two Rhode island reds, one leghorn, and half a dozen barnyard mixes.

The BYC forums are a treasure trove of information and opinions on flock practices, and with only two years experience, I still have much to learn.

I work as a service technician on commercial and residential HVAC equipment. But I spend most of my off time with the family, when the chickens allow it of course. I'm kind of a Jack of all trades, Master of none guy. And I love everything outdoors!

Thanks for having me!
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well hey ya'll mine black lab is Moose he is one ... but aside Welcome to Backyard Chickens glad to have you join
 
:welcome:celebrate

Glad you're here !

A must have for your poultry is a FIRST AID KIT for any issues that would arise. (https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/suggestions-for-a-first-aid-kit.1150128/)
It's definitely better to have it and not need it rather than need it and not have it.

Also, make sure your coop(s) have a proper amount of VENTILATION. (https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...-there-and-cut-more-holes-in-your-coop.47774/) Your chickens will absolutely thank you for it!

One last thing, if you're into gardening, feel free to join this years SEED SWAP (https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/seed-swap.1220129/)
 

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