New Member / New to Chickens

[buckeyeluke]

Hi everyone. I'm a 15 yr old freshman FFA student. I decided to do laying hens as my FFA project. No one in my family has any experience with poultry. I have 73 pullets that are 6 weeks old, 3 of these are meat chicken, balance are layers. I believe I'll settle in at 100 -150 layers and need to build an economical coop and decide where to put it on 100 ac farm. I'm excited about BYC.

 

[Basskids08]

Hello and welcome to BYC!
Sounds like your having a great time with your new chicks!
Have you been to our learning center yet? They have some great articles to read, here is the link to it, https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center.

If you have any questions feel free to ask, someone is always willing to lend an hand!
Also if you need anything or have questions about your new ones this thread is really good, https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-raise-baby

Not to sure where you live but if you go here https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you, you can find your state. And finally some ideas on coops https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/2/Coops.


This is a contest for all new members! https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/885886
/welcome-to-byc-sign-up-and-win

 

[TwoCrows]

Welcome to BYC!

Sounds like a fun project!! Have you stopped by our learning center yet? Lots of great tips and articles on keeping poultry from building the coop, caring for chicks and keeping your adult flock happy and healthy...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center

If you need any help with the few meat birds you have, you can ask questions on our Meat Birds section of the forums for help with raising and processing....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/21/meat-birds-etc

Good luck with this project and welcome to our flock!

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Good luck with your projects!

 

[gander007]

 

[drumstick diva]

That is one BIG project

 

[BantamLover21]

Glad you joined us!

Feel free to ask lots of questions! We're all here to help.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Welcome to BYC!

We're glad to have you.