New to chickens but loving it.

[navhopz]

Hi,
I am new to raising chickens I have a mixed flock 9 standard laying hens and 1 cocky silky roo. My favorite is one of my buff Orrington'so dubbed "chicken little". My main goal is breeding some unique hybrids.

 

[sumi]

Welcome to BYC

Glad you joined us! Hybrid breeding is great fun. You just never know what is going to come out of those eggs!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi

Glad you could join us here! Sounds like you have a lovely flock there! Your roo sounds very interesting! Have you checked out our learning Center? Lots of super articles there that will really help you out.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center
Wishing you the very best of luck with your future plans and enjoy BYC

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC - glad that you have joined us.

You may wish to consider joining your state thread  as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you

All the best
CT

 

[BantamFan4Life]

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

 

[navhopz]

Thanks for the info. I came across this site while researching what you get when crossing a bantam with a standard. I was worried about ending up with small eggs out of the hens that I hatch.

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you for joining us at Backyard chickens.