New Member to byc and New to raising chickens

Hello from Hesperia,CA and

 

Welcome to BYC! You have come to the coolest place on the internet for chicken knowledge.

I started with chickens last summer and the people of BYC have been great. This year I have tried hatching and buying chicks for even more chickeny joy. Please visit my BYC Page for my blog links that you may find informative or amusing.

 

Welcome to BYC.

 

Glad you joined us. I too am one of the "chickenless" here and have been on for months researching and having a great time with these wonderful folks. It's soooo tough to pick breeds with all the beautiful chickens out there. My "intention" (you'll find the best of intentions fall prey to chicken math eventually) was to have a handful of chickens, now I'm thinking 15 or more is where I'll end up. Course I haven't broke that news to DH who has been ...um... let's just say not as enthuastic as I in regards to chickens! We finally are moving into our new house the first week of June... so it won't be long before he finds out! <--- that is liable to be his first reaction!

Good luck!

 

Welcome to BYC, glad you decided to join us. Good luck picking out your birds. Try finding your state and posting your question in the "Where am I Where are you thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewforum.php?id=26

 

from Pennsylvania!

 

and from Ohio. So glad you joined. I start with chicks, that way they get use to you and won't be afraid. With older birds, unless you are buying from someone respectable, you won't really know how old you are getting. As for breeds you can always look at the catlogs of hatcheries and it will give you a discription how good a layer they are. I personally like the Australorp, Barred Rock, Wyandottes, Opingtons and Buffs.

 

& from Louisiana!

 

& from Alabama.