(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes will recieve chicks around end of july
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 0 / soon to be 6
(3) What breeds do you have? will have 3 black australorp 3 golden buffs
(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? google search
(5) What are some of your other hobbies? gardening
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
currently a family of 7 my wife is a stay at home mom we have 4 girls 11, 3, 2, and an almost 3 month old and a 12 year old boy. we have 2 lab mix puppys and fish. i work in the oilfield. my wife has a fear of birds im really hoping i can squash that fear with the chickens other wise ill have to rely on the 12 and 11 year olds to take care of them when im at work. which is usally anywhere from 15hrs- 24hrs 6 days on the off
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 0 / soon to be 6
(3) What breeds do you have? will have 3 black australorp 3 golden buffs
(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? google search
(5) What are some of your other hobbies? gardening
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
currently a family of 7 my wife is a stay at home mom we have 4 girls 11, 3, 2, and an almost 3 month old and a 12 year old boy. we have 2 lab mix puppys and fish. i work in the oilfield. my wife has a fear of birds im really hoping i can squash that fear with the chickens other wise ill have to rely on the 12 and 11 year olds to take care of them when im at work. which is usally anywhere from 15hrs- 24hrs 6 days on the off