New to Raising Birds!

pchgirls

In the Brooder
May 4, 2017
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Hello all,

I am new to raising birds. We live in the center of Salt Lake City, UT. And am loving every minute of it.

I currently have 4 hens and two ducks. We have a Buff Orpington, Blue-Laced Red Wyandotte, Ameraucana, and a Dominique for our chickies. And for our ducks we have one Golden 300 Hybrid and one magnificent white Pekin. All of our birds are 10 weeks old today!

Our Spring weather this year has been crazy. One day it's very warm the next we have had light snow flurries. Not to mention tons and tons of rain. Needless to say it has been great for our yard. But hell trying to get our chicken coop finished up. However, I am happy to announce that we should be finishing up the very last touches this afternoon. Then it will be ready for our ladies. They have been chilling in the garage for the last several weeks. They can't wait to stay outside all day and night! And my boyfriend is anxious to have our garage back.

I have utilized Backyard Chickens for so many ideas, advice, and inspiration during the process of selecting our birds, preparing for them, and building our coop. I figured though, as we are now full-fledged flock owners, that we better sign up for our own account and share in the fun. The past several weeks have been a roller-coaster and I can't wait to share and learn more. I will be posting our coop and the progress we took creating it in the near future. We refer to as the Tahj Mahal, which at times felt elaborate. But with it coming to completion, I am happy with the result and know our birds will love it.

I look forward to meeting many of you. Happy gathering!

Here are our girls....



 
G’Day from down under pchgirls
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Welcome & Congratulations!

Your chickens and ducks are adorable!

I recommend a visit to the Learning Centre; lots of good tips there: https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center

BYC also has a Duck Forum should you have any Duck specific questions: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/42/ducks

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.

You might want to also pop in and say hello on your local thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you ‘Find your State’s thread.

If you would like to share more pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out
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Thank you so much! We are so excited. Chickens spent their first night in the coop last night. Ducks were a little testy still, so I kept them in the garage last night. Easing them in to sleeping together. Sharing the run today. They seem to be doing well. The chickens seem to love all of the coop and run space!
 

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