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WildnCrazyChick

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Hi everyone!

I am Linda from NJ and back at the beginning of August I walked out into my garage after my son and his girl friend were here to find baby chicks - I about died...lol. They were so cute and a few weeks later I came home and 4 more chicks. The story was that we were going to keep 2 or 3 unless one is a rooster (we have no idea how to tell if they are male or female, but we think they are all female)...my creative son has built a really nice coop from his head, no plans or anything. They have been in there about a month now, it is not completely finished but the chicks were big enough to be moved. I still don't know if we are keeping all 8 or if 4 will be moving. But if 4 move, there is a high chance we will get 4 more....I am loving them - the older ones are barred rock, I think and the others, I don't know.

But I stumbled upon this site about a month ago and am looking forward to learning as much as I can.

Thanks for allowing me to be here :)
Linda
 
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G’Day from down under Linda :frow Welcome & Congratulations!

If you need a hand determining the gender, you can post some pictures on the Breed or Gender Forum

You might also be interested in downloading this free e-book My First Year With Chickens

Personally, I have found the Topic of the Week articles a great resource and a one stop shop for questions which may have already been discussed within the BYC membership group.

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.

If you would like to chat to others in your area Find Your State Thread and pop in and say hello.

If you would also like to share 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 ;)
 
Teila said:
G’Day from down under Linda :frow Welcome & Congratulations!

If you need a hand determining the gender, you can post some pictures on the Breed or Gender Forum

You might also be interested in downloading this free e-book My First Year With Chickens

Personally, I have found the Topic of the Week articles a great resource and a one stop shop for questions which may have already been discussed within the BYC membership group.

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.

If you would like to chat to others in your area Find Your State Thread and pop in and say hello.

If you would also like to share 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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So you are from Australia hey - I got some awesome Aussie friends. Thanks for the tips and nice to "meet" you! :)
 
Hi Linda
What a great way to stumble into the wonderful world of chickens. They're addictive. I agree that chicken math is difficult to manage. I started with 12 leghorn hens in August, added 3 buckeye hens 2 weeks ago and am going to get a buckeye roo in the beginning of November.

This is an amazing site, and an amazing group of people. Anything you need to know, you'll find an answer here.

Welcome :)
 

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