New to chickens and Florida!

[TravelingWillow]

Hi All,

First let me thank everyone in advance for all the help I know I'm going to need!


My name is Courtney and I am brand new to the country life, chickens and to Florida!
My husband and I just moved from a tiny village in Upstate New York - where you could see into your neighbor's house and through it to their neighbor - to a 3-acre rural setting in Marion County, Florida. It's all new to me! Lizards, fleas, snakes, hot weather, septics, wells, hawks, owls, and a boar that chased me from the back pond to my driveway!!
I could go on but you get the idea!

When we bought the property a month ago it came with a coop & run and 7 chickens. They looked crowded and miserable so I decided to give 5 to my mother-in-law and keep 2 - a RIR and an Austrolorp -much more manageable.

Having zero chicken knowledge I started searching the internet and found this site! It has been an invaluable source of inspiration and information. The girls now have better bedding, a dust bath with DE for the mites, a treat ball, fresh greens every day, a new feeder and waterer (nipple style that stays clean!) Spoiled already. Next up: a new coop! Look for me on that forum soon . . . .

 

[Bridebeliever]

Hi Courtney!

Welcome to your new adventure too! How exciting! Sounds like you have already been doing some reading here...been to the Learning Center? https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center This would be a great place to get your coop design!

There's lots of friendly folks around here! Nice to meet you!

 

[sunflour]

glad you have joined us, and congrats on your new home and flock.

Sounds like you are quite rural. Don't know I could deal with the wild boars! But people in our rural areas can't even grow veggies on a deck because of those fellas.

Don't know how long you have been there but if recent, the upcoming weather in the summer will show you real hot/humid weather
The Tampa area is the only place i have visited that is as hot and humid in the summer as here in middle GA.

Enjoy the forums.

 

[N F C]

I think I may have welcomed you on the FL state thread, but just in case...come say hi to other Floridians here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread

Thanks for joining us (and look out for the wild pigs, they are dangerous)!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Sounds like you have exciting times ahead. All the best with your new coop build - just make it a lot bigger than you initially intend, cos i guarantee you are going to want more chickens in the near future!

CT

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[NickyKnack]

Hello Courtney!

Welcome to BYC and the coop! There's a lot of great peeps here! Feel free to ask lots of questions. But most of all, make yourself at home. I'm so glad you decided to joined the BYC family. I look forward to seeing you around BYC.

 

[drumstick diva]

Hi Courtney, very nice to meet you. Hope you enjoy Backyard chickens as much as we do.