new to chickens

[jmbass]

So I have been looking at getting chickens for a while now. Well we finally did it. Started with just 6 2 buff orpington, 2 dominiques, 2 welsummer. Well my wife has also wanted silkies so I guess while I was away yesterday I come home to 3 silkies and 2 Rhode island reds. SO went from 6 to 11 in 1 day. Oh well, when I get into something I go all out so, here is to my start into the chicken world. Our chicks will be for egg layers mostly, however I wouldn't mind keeping a rooster around. I have trolled this site for years looking at all the different coops, and other articles on raising chicks. Thanks for all the helpful advice that everyone post, hopefully one day I can be helpfully to others.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and thanks for joining us here at BYC.

These links may be interesting:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...first-60-days-of-raising-baby-chickens.47691/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/hatching-eggs-raising-chickens.22/

Any questions that you may have regarding your chicks will be best posted here - http://www.backyardchickens.com/f/11/raising-baby-chicks

Here’s a link to the Articles section - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ There you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs.

There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224

All the best

Pork Pie

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you joined us

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Hi

Great to have you join us here! Congratulations on getting into chicken keeping! It sure does sound like the math has taken over you! Pork pie left you some great links to check out and i am sure you will find them most helpful.

Good luck for the future and enjoy your time here on BYC

 

[Kiki]

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[drumstick diva]

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