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Hello! I am new to raising chickens, however I have other family members that have them and raise them. My husband is very allergic to dogs and cats, so our 2 kids will never have an indoor pet and our fish? Well, they are lame!! My niece allowed my kids to each choose a chick, which would be kept at their house...but running there every day became a hassle. After a few weeks (and wearing down their dad), the chicks came home!!

We have 4 chickens now. A Rhode Island Red, a silver-laced Wyandotte, a buff Orpington and an Americana. The Americana is the youngest of them all, she's only 4 weeks old. The others are 7-8 weeks.

Our kids live them!! Especially my daughter!! The chickens have helped to improve her attitude toward homework!! It's actually getting done without a battle!

I'm excited to be here and am hoping to learn a lot!!
 
Welcome! :yesss: We are glad you joined our flock!
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On this link you'll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/


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Best wishes

Pork Pie
 
:welcome Congratulations on getting your chicks! There’s so many helpful, knowledgeable folks here and I’m sure you’ll find this site a very useful resource. I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do.
 
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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.

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