New to chickens; excited, unsure, & open to all y'alls knowledge!

[FireWife443]

Welcome to BYC! It's great to have you here, and thanks for sharing you're story! I trust Madison and will become fast friends (and Jennifer and the grandkids, too!).

Thank you Plip! Madison and the grandkids are very excited about this website! You guys are awesome!! Looking forward to learning much with you all!

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

your story is so touching!

 

[FireWife443]

I check out the learning center there is a lot of great information there. From my experience, some great breeds for kids are; Orpingtons, Silkies, Cochins, and Easter Eggers.

Thank you Pineapple416! I will be sure to check those out! I guess we did good with the 3 Buffs . They are already responding to the kids voices, which I just find amazing. We are 2 weeks in, and we all are in love with the these chicks! I was wanting a black Australorp for myself, but didn't have any chicks until now ..... maybe next year if we are a success at our first 4.
Thanks for your advice, and I hope you have a great day!

 

[chickengirl4]

Hello,
Welcome to the site! I use to volunteer at a farm that helped children with disabilities, and the chickens we had the most success with were Silkies and Black Australorp. I am a little partial to the Silkies, plus a lot of the kids like them because they are very soft and a different texture. Both are the kind that will come up to you in the pen and hop onto your hand. I wish you all the luck in your chickening adventures! Let me know if you need anything or have any questions. I live in Texas so I would love to help you out if you need ideas to keep the chickens cool on those hot days.
Much Love,
Morgan

 

[FireWife443]

your story is so touching!

Thank you! We are so very blessed !

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Happy to have you join the family. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

 

[FireWife443]

Hello,
Welcome to the site! I use to volunteer at a farm that helped children with disabilities, and the chickens we had the most success with were Silkies and Black Australorp. I am a little partial to the Silkies, plus a lot of the kids like them because they are very soft and a different texture. Both are the kind that will come up to you in the pen and hop onto your hand. I wish you all the luck in your chickening adventures! Let me know if you need anything or have any questions. I live in Texas so I would love to help you out if you need ideas to keep the chickens cool on those hot days.
Much Love,
Morgan

Hi Morgan! Thank you. I am honored to meet you and thank you for your offer of help! I think it takes an amazing person to work with people with special needs, so to me you are an incredible person

. We have family in Abilene, TX, and actually love Texas very much! I was wanting to get a Black Australorp, but they just got some chicks in last week, so I didn't know if I could mix ages or not. I am definitely going to look into a silkie for Madison (aka Tater) I think she would love one that is soft.
Thank you for your insight, and I'm sure we will be in touch!
Love,
Missy (FireWife443)
Here's a pic of Tater

Howdy Happy to have you join the family. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

thank You!

 

[lazy gardener]

Madison is a beautiful girl!

 

[drumstick diva]

She certainly is.

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under FireWife… Welcome!


I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

Including your general location on your profile will assist others. Location, climate, season etc can be important factors when members are responding to any questions you may have and vice versa.

If you would like to share Pictures and Stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out