New to BYC from NC

[houseofchicks2020]

Hi all! I'm new here and starting my first flock of 6 chicks - 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Australorps, and 2 Barred Rocks; hopefully they're all hens! We love near Charlotte, NC.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens this is great place to land

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[Eggscaping]

Hi all! I'm new here and starting my first flock of 6 chicks - 2 Buff Orpingtons, 2 Australorps, and 2 Barred Rocks; hopefully they're all hens! We love near Charlotte, NC.

Welcome to BackYardChickens! So glad to have you here in our wonderful community of friendly, helpful, knowledgeable people!

 

[houseofchicks2020]

Thanks all!! I just asked a question in the raising chicks forum about one of my chicks - 5 weeks old - that's only about half as big as our other chicks. Is this a normal thing or is it indicative of something wrong? Other than a limp the past 2 days, she's been active and she loves to eat, she just doesn't grow, and still has lots more baby feathers than her sisters.

 

[Starburst]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! Congratulations on your new flock! It's possible your bird could be, well, a runt, so she's just taking her time in growing. Many of my chicks start out smaller than the rest, but they eventually catch up.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal Flock!
Grab a roost & enjoy your time here!

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC. Sometimes there is something congenitally wrong with a chick and it just fails to thrive.

 

[featherhead007]

I think I have a few of those, in this flock!

 

[Riv-6]

Hi! Welcome to BYC! Best of luck with the new chickens!