New To Backyard Chickens

[TexasRyan]

Hey everyone, I've been a lurker for a long time but I'm ready to start posting. I've been had chickens for years and I've always had bantams but we just bought a house that came with some chickens so I'm going to need some help identifying the breeds (either RIR or a sexlink variant) and another. I hope to contribute some of my knowledge. I just built a coop with a rainwater catchment system for watering and an automatic feeder if anyone is interested.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC!
We love pictures.
I'd like to see what you made.

 

[HappyDuckie]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! If you post some pictures of your chickens, we may be able to help determine their breed. I hope you enjoy it here!

 

[TexasRyan]

Thanks! I just put a thread up in the Breed/Gender Identification Forum. I hope someone can help identify my girls. They're the friendliest chickens we have.

 

[DouglasB]

 

[TexasRyan]

Here is my coop. We may have went a little overboard. We currently have 16 chickens and 2 Guineas. We wanted a large run because of all the hawks in the area. We were free ranging every day until a few of the neighbor's chickens were taken. The watering system is just some IBC totes fed by gutters and we're using watering nipples. The feeder is a deer feeder that only shoots one direction and it shoots into a 4" PVC that "Y's" 3 ways so the chickens don't have to fight over who can eat. The deer feeder allows us to program it so that we can just feed in the morning and all the feed is gone before the mice come out at night.

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! I like your set up that you made. Good luck with your flock!

 

[Hei 20]

Hey everyone, I've been a lurker for a long time but I'm ready to start posting. I've been had chickens for years and I've always had bantams but we just bought a house that came with some chickens so I'm goView attachment 2432267View attachment 2432267ing to need some help identifying the breeds (either RIR or a sexlink variant) and another. I hope to contribute some of my knowledge. I just built a coop with a rainwater catchment system for watering and an automatic feeder if anyone is interested.

Hey everyone, I've been a lurker for a long time but I'm ready to start posting. I've been had chickens for years and I've always had bantams but we just bought a house that came with some chickens so I'm going to need some help identifying the breeds (either RIR or a sexlink variant) and another. I hope to contribute some of my knowledge. I just built a coop with a rainwater catchment system for watering and an automatic feeder if anyone is interested.

Hey everyone, I've been a lurker for a long time but I'm ready to start posting. I've been had chickens for years and I've always had bantams but we just bought a house that came with some chickens so I'm going to need some help identifying the breeds (either RIR or a sexlink variant) and another. I hope to contribute some of my knowledge. I just built a coop with a rainwater catchment system for watering and an automatic feeder if anyone is interested.

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Hey everyone, I've been a lurker for a long time but I'm ready to start posting. I've been had chickens for years and I've always had bantams but we just bought a house that came with some chickens so I'm going to need some help identifying the breeds (either RIR or a sexlink variant) and another. I hope to contribute some of my knowledge. I just built a coop with a rainwater catchment system for watering and an automatic feeder if anyone is interested.

 

[416bigbore]

Hello Ryan and welcome to BYC, You found an Awesome poultry Forum to be a part of with many great knowledgeable members who are more then willing to jump in and help you with any questions you may have.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Chat with other BYC members nearby using the links in my signature, below (turn your phone to landscape to see them).Make yourself at home and enjoy the forums.

Best wishes

Pork Pie