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[Ankarankar]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We are very new to chickens. I received an early Mothers Day present in a box with bedding and I had no idea what to do for these chicks! What a shocker!

(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 4

(3) What breeds do you have?
Barnevelder
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? It has only been 8 days and we are a little overwhelmed. They are quite cute

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
Gardening, reading, a new orchard, remodeling our home
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. We have two teenage boys living with us and two who are grown (girl and boy) who dont live with us. We have Two senior dogs - Havanese who seems good with the chicks and a Yorkie - who is not. A kitten who is my sons who we keep away from them.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? :
I looked it up in the internet.

 

[Isadora]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! I'm so glad you decided to join our friendly and helpful community

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Good luck with your new chick's!

 

[SilverBirds]

Thanks for joining. This is a great place to learn Let us know if you have any questions!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[rjmyooper]

Welcome, and Happy Mothers Day, belated. Take a look around, get involved in conversations and ask questions. Let's keep those Babies happy and healthy.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

Hi and !

This is a great place to learn how to raise chicks and to ask questions. And don't forget that they're the "gateway" poultry...

Best wishes for your chicken-keeping journey!

 

[Ankarankar]

Thanks for joining. This is a great place to learn Let us know if you have any questions!

Any vitamins or shots I need to give them? Are there vets that deal with chickens. When do I find out what sex my barnvelders are? They are on about 8-10 days old. My future son in law bought them at Tractor Supply and assured me they are all girls. From what I am reading it doesnt sound like you can know till they are older. ANYTHING you think we need to know do t hesitate to comment.

 

[SilverBirds]

Any vitamins or shots I need to give them? Are there vets that deal with chickens. When do I find out what sex my barnvelders are? They are on about 8-10 days old. My future son in law bought them at Tractor Supply and assured me they are all girls. From what I am reading it doesnt sound like you can know till they are older. ANYTHING you think we need to know do t hesitate to comment.

Most people don't give their chickens shots or take them to the vet unless it is a dire emergency. Barnvelders are not sex-link. For most breeds, you can start to tell sex at 4-8 weeks old. Have you started on your coop?

 

[Ankarankar]

Most people don't give their chickens shots or take them to the vet unless it is a dire emergency. Barnvelders are not sex-link. For most breeds, you can start to tell sex at 4-8 weeks old. Have you started on your coop?

What is sex linked?