New to chickens

[Vlo61385]

Hello Im Victor and will be starting to raise 4 red rhode island reds for the first time. Any help would be appreciated. I am also new to Florida so should be interesting with high heat lol

 

[drumstick diva]

Nice to meet you Victor. Welcome to Backyard Chickens, the pulse beat of the chicken community.

 

[Kale the Quail]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to backyard Chickens this is agreat place to explore

 

[matsgoinoffgrid55]

Hello Im Victor and will be starting to raise 4 red rhode island reds for the first time. Any help would be appreciated. I am also new to Florida so should be interesting with high heat lol

Hello Victor, I'm Matt I'm also new to raising chickens. My chicks haven't even arrived yet

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Glad that you joined! Good luck with your flock!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Victor 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
• How to start a new thread
• Find other BYC members nearby using the links in my signature, below (turn your phone to landscape to see them).
• Hatching / Chick-care

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Isaac 0]

Hello, and Welcome to BYC!

 

[N F C]

Hi Victor, nice to have you here! I used to have a flock in FL...yep, the heat & humidity are 2 of the biggest challenges you'll have. Make sure you provide lots of shade, extra water and build your coop with a ton of ventilation.

Best wishes!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, Victor, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I would build an open air coop for Florida weather where the entire side of the coop that is mostly sheltered from the wind is open with no sheathing and covered only in 1/2" hardware cloth and lots of ventilation on the rest of the wall too. The whole setup in deep shade but with power to it so you can run fans. I use large blocks of ice and leave them out in shallow plastic pans during the heat waves in NY but our heat is nothing like yours!