New Member Intro

[Mygirlsfarm]

Hi!
I am new member to BYC & Chickens! I have a total of 6 chickens. I started with 2 Reds and 2 Barrocks (all females). Then I found these pretty little Lavender Orpingtons. I got this crazy idea that I needed to start a farm! Mind you I am a bit skittish about flying and pecking so it was a rough start. I am trying to introduce my new little girls with the big girls and well it's not going so well. So when I found this group, I thought awesome help with all my chicken related questions...and there will be many! I do have a helper gathering our flying, pecking friends, my wonderful 12 year old daughter, for whom I named our little farm after... My Girl's Farm and Goods. Happy to be here and look forward to great learning and kinship

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC, and good luck with the flock integration. Do an on site search on 'flock integration' for help.

 

[HeyHeyWW]

Welcome to BYC!!
Yas this website REALLY does help with chickens, there are a lot of members who love to help :3
Enjoy your time on BYC!!!

 

[alexa009]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens! We are glad you joined the flock! BYC is a helpful site providing all the information you need to know about poultry! There is always space for more members on the BYC roost! Hope you enjoy it here as much as we all do!

 

[DobieLover]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Good thing you have a little helper if flying and pecking are issues for you!

 

[N F C]

Hi, nice to have you here with us!

Integration can be stressful (for both the chickens and their owners). I've used the "look but don't touch" method before and it's worked well. You'll be able to find posts about it using the Search function but basically it means the new chickens are separated from the existing with a barrier they can see through (like chicken wire or plastic mesh) but they can't hurt one another. After a while (maybe 2-3 weeks) everyone is used to each other.

Best of luck to you, thanks for joining us!

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you for joining us at Backyard Chickens, the pulse beat of the chicken community.

 

[Melky]

Don’t forget to check out Learning Center as it may answer many questions. If not post a thread with question. Plenty around to help.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/

 

[BlueBaby]

Welcome! This is a great place to learn and find the answer's to all of your question's!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Glad to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!