New to chicken raising

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. I was an avid bull riding fan back when Troy Dunn was riding - not so much now. Even went to several PBR events. Your wife is right. The time for sharks, skydiving, and bull riding is over for me.

 

[N F C]

Congrats on your recent retirement! Jumping out of perfectly good airplanes is a total blast (I've only had the chance to do it twice) so I hope raising poultry won't be too tame for you

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC.
We are glad you joined this flock!
Jump right in and make yourself at home.
Do not believe the number on the box that coop says it will hold. It is not accurate.

This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

Coop Ideas:
Chicken Coops.

What exactly did you Google to get here? <<<<<<<<<<<

BYC has an APP!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC

Here are some links to key resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3
• Great resource for beginners = https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/
• Good starting point for browsing the site - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/
• Interesting feedback on how members manage their flocks -https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archives
• Excellent source of local information - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome and Hope you will enjoy Backyard Chickens as much as we do.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Welcome to BYC!

You’ve certainly come to the right place for all things poultry!

We’re all so happy you’ve decided to join the BYC flock!

BYC is filled with plenty of poultry peeps waiting to help & have fun!

Here’s hoping you find this website to be most helpful!!

 

[Melky]

Welcome to BYC!​

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

Resaca Sun Feeds or one of it's distributors shouldn't be too far from you.

We have a contest going on right now just for new folks like you. In order to enter you'll need to copy the link from your first post in this thread and post it in the contest thread.

To copy your link address, right click on the link to your thread and click copy or copy link

then click on the following URL
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...t-new-byc-members-win-a-byc-calendar.1287752/
Go down to where it says "write your reply..." tell us this is your entry and then click on the link button

Paste your URL into the box and click "insert", then click "Post Reply".

That's all there is to it. Once you've finished this, you're eligible to win a nice BYC Calendar.

 

[rhmerriman]

Yes, I knew that the coop would not house 18-20 chickens but I only planned on 8-10. I thought about building one but decided that since I was so new to chicken raising, I'd most likely overlook something critical. Then I would have put a thousand dollars into something that might turn into a backyard paperweight. Later, as I get more knowledge and skill, I might build one - especially if I decide to go with more than 8-10 chickens. That seems likely since the more I look at the little chicks, I keep stretching that limit of 10. They are all so cute.

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
The coop you have will never accommodate 18-20 chickens! Those pre-fabs never house as many birds as the information provided for them claims. At most, you could comfortably fit 10 LF chickens in it and that would be tight if you have any conflicting personalities.
If you are not in a rush and have any building skills at all, you might want to consider building your own coop or even modifying a shed to make a nice coop.
Good luck with your new chicken adventure!

 

[Shadrach]

Hello rhmerriman.
Welcome to BYC.
You'll need all those skills for chicken keeping. A personal rocket is very handy when chasing the ones that can fly.