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[hgalaxy]

Hey everyone! I'm glad to be here! A little about me: I'm a beginner homesteader, moving slowly toward being as self sufficient as possible. My husband, son, and I live in Alaska, our favorite place in the world, and we love hiking, fishing, hunting, basically anything outdoors! I'm really new to chickens, in fact, I don't have any yet! I want to educate myself before I just jump in unaware. I live in Alaska, so I'm looking for hardy breeds that can handle cold. I also want to get dual purpose birds so I only have to manage one flock for eggs and meat. I'm really excited to get started!

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to explore and hang out.
You have the added fun of bears.

 

[fluffycrow]

Welcome to our forum! You can make a new thread asking people for breed advice, I'm sure they'll come up with great choices! Since you want to do more research before getting your first chickens, you can take a look at the articles section of out forum, it's a wealth of knowledge just one click away! Make yourself at home here

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

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

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! It's very nice to meet you!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Tookie]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

 

[N F C]

Hello, here is one of the most helpful cold weather housing articles I've read: cold-weather-poultry-housing-and-care.72010 And as far as breeds go, Chanteclers were developed in Canada and are well suited for colder temps. You can get other tips from members on your state thread: Alaska

Best wishes with all your homesteading plans!

 

[Lovely Lettie]

Welcome to our awesome community!
Nice to meet you