New to Chickens

[Chickygrammy6]

We moved to the country two years ago. I was so excited about the move and anxious to have some chickens because I love home grown eggs. My husband was reluctant to get them until last Christmas. He gave me a chicken coop for Christmas. We have a Pecan orchard. We crack and shell a lot of pecans and have a misture of small pieces of pecans and small shell. We were wondering if it would be good to give to the chickens so I googled it and your site came up. Seems the pecans and little bits of shell will be OK for them. We also are bee keepers and have a couple of cats. The chickens complained a lot when the cats came around but they seem to be use to them now. I only got 5 chickens but one of them is a Easter Egger and three are Americanas and I dont know the variety of the other one. I have only had them Three days so they haven't laid any eggs yet. We are also bee keepers. May give them a little honey. It is good to have someone to ask questions.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC.

Here are some helpful links:

• Great go-to resource - Articles
• Insightful feedback on how members manage their flocks - Topic of the Week back-catalogue

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Building Bridges]

Welcome Suzy!!! Ah....country living...there's nothing like it is there? Sounds like you are enjoying your new adventure with chickens and bees!! BYC is a great place! There are a lot of very knowledgeable people who are very willing to share their experiences and offer good suggestions and advice. Do check out the articles....great stuff there. Also, maybe you'd like to post some pics of your lovely girls...we LOVE pics!! We are very excited that you joined us!!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, Suzy, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
A small amount of pecans with bits of shell won't hurt them. You want to keep all treats to less than 10% by weight of their total diet.

 

[Mtnboomer]

Hello! You may want to fence off your hives. My Brahmas have been seen chasing honey bees in the clover in our yard. I don't know if they ever caught one but just sharing the observation. Good luck with your flock!

 

[ValerieJ]

Hi! Welcome to BYC! You came to the right place to get answers! I would start by reading some of the articles, and joining in to the conversations in the forums. And definitely feel free to ask anything!!

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Hello! Welcome to BYC!! Bee's and chickens, good choices! Would love to see pictures of your birds.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

We are super egg-cited you decided to join our community! Make yourself at home here and feel free to ask as many questions as needed.

 

[N F C]

Hi, it's nice to have you here with us! If you'd like to share some pictures of your flock, we'd like to see them