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Hi! My name is Thom. My wife, Heather, and I have been reading the forums and learning about chickens for about 2 years. Last year we started our flock and made a few mistakes. We started with 34 chicks that we ordered from TSC and 6 ISA Reds that we picked up when we placed our order. Things went well, and we only lost one hen to being egg bound, and the other 21 were very tasty!
This year we've started again...we have our 17 girls giving us about a dozen eggs a day, our 2 roosters, 10 new aracuna chicks and 10 new turkeys....the 20 Cornish-Rock crosses didn't make it to 7 weeks....and one's in the crockpot for tonight!
Anyhow, after reading a lot here, we decided it was time to join, since we have some questions that we couldn't answer by just searching the forums. I hope that our questions are that upsetting, or "newbie-ish."
About us: We're a happily married couple living in Northern Michigan. I am disabled (broken back and extreme nerve damage as a result of that), and Heather is a happy housewife (at least I THINK she's a happy housewife), we are the sometimes loving parents of 4 children (3 boys 1 girl) who range in age from 10 to 16. We're working our way up to being self-sufficient (disability doesn't pay for a whole heck of a lot). Our first step was chickens last year. This year we're looking at more chickens, ducks, and either bees or goats. Whichever one doesn't come this year will be added next year.
I think that covers it. If you want to know more, just ask...we're basically an open book.
Oh, when posting, it could be either Heather or I could be posting, so we'll be sure to add either "~T" or "~H" to the end of the post so you know which one of us answered.
~T
This year we've started again...we have our 17 girls giving us about a dozen eggs a day, our 2 roosters, 10 new aracuna chicks and 10 new turkeys....the 20 Cornish-Rock crosses didn't make it to 7 weeks....and one's in the crockpot for tonight!
Anyhow, after reading a lot here, we decided it was time to join, since we have some questions that we couldn't answer by just searching the forums. I hope that our questions are that upsetting, or "newbie-ish."
About us: We're a happily married couple living in Northern Michigan. I am disabled (broken back and extreme nerve damage as a result of that), and Heather is a happy housewife (at least I THINK she's a happy housewife), we are the sometimes loving parents of 4 children (3 boys 1 girl) who range in age from 10 to 16. We're working our way up to being self-sufficient (disability doesn't pay for a whole heck of a lot). Our first step was chickens last year. This year we're looking at more chickens, ducks, and either bees or goats. Whichever one doesn't come this year will be added next year.
I think that covers it. If you want to know more, just ask...we're basically an open book.
Oh, when posting, it could be either Heather or I could be posting, so we'll be sure to add either "~T" or "~H" to the end of the post so you know which one of us answered.
~T
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and Welcome To BYC! Sounds like you are putting together a nice flock, good luck with your projects! If you haven't seen it, be sure to check out the Livestock/ Back Yard Herds forum, they have a whole section on goats. 
Thom & Heather
) Raising chickens is a wonderful experience for children. My granddaughter (pictured in my avatar) loves our chickens. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck with your flock.
