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[Quatie]

Welcome! Best of luck with your chicken adventure

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC! We'll look forward to cute chick pics!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Here are some helpful links:

• Great go-to resource - Articles
• Space requirements
• “How to...” guides
• Find other BYC members nearby using the links in my signature, below (turn your phone to landscape to see them).

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! It's very nice to meet you!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Offshoreorca]

Welcome to BYC! Always great to welcome another Canadian to the forum! Salmon Faverolles can be sexed at two weeks by those who know how to (and as long as the lines are good). In Nova Scotia there are people who will sell them sexed at this age, but I'm not sure about in Alberta. We have four Faverolles hens and absolutely love them

The best thing would be to go this route or pick a breed that can be auto-sexed at hatch so that you won't get males. Alternatively, as long as you have plans for the cockerels/roosters, you can raise any breed and just give the males away when you can tell who is what.

 

[swampfox440]

Hi , Welcome to BYC !

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC We are so happy you have joined us.

 

[Marie2020]

Welcome to this friendly place that is full of fun and has great advice on keeping chickens.

 

[taraf]

Welcome to BYC! Always great to welcome another Canadian to the forum! Salmon Faverolles can be sexed at two weeks by those who know how to (and as long as the lines are good). In Nova Scotia there are people who will sell them sexed at this age, but I'm not sure about in Alberta. We have four Faverolles hens and absolutely love them

The best thing would be to go this route or pick a breed that can be auto-sexed at hatch so that you won't get males. Alternatively, as long as you have plans for the cockerels/roosters, you can raise any breed and just give the males away when you can tell who is what.

Thanks so much. I'm really hoping to find some in Alberta or that can be shipped, they sound so sweet. But great advice about earlier sexed hens as well. We are looking at alternates for a rooster, just in case.