New to chicks

[ldp621]

Hello I'm new to having chicks but have been checking with this site since day one making sure I keep my flock healthy. We have 8 chickens 4 ameraucana, 2 Plymouth barred rock and 2 buff Orphington. My 2 rocks are absolute loves friendliest girls. They are 8 weeks now and I think 1 of my ameraucanas is a rooster. I will post a picture when I figure it out. Well I'm sure I will have a million questions at some point about our girls.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

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[ronott1]

Hopefully your chicks came from the pullet bin. If so, there is only a 5% chance it is a cockerel.

It is nice having you here!

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

Greetings ldp621, Welcome to BYC!

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome to BYC!

 

[FT Chickens]

Hi and welcome to the club!!!!

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you for joining us at Backyard chickens.

 

[drumstick diva]

Hen Pen Jem - that is one of your best- water skiing chickens

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC

On this link you'll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping birds - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/

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


This is a useful link relating to guides to read through - https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/website-announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3/?prefix_id=3


You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie