New to this flock!

[Tinkerbellsteel]

Hello my name is nicole and i live in harrisburg pa. We have 7 hens and one roo currently. We have had a few others over the past 2 years but due to many different things some have passedor been rehomed. It has definitely been a learning process, but lots of fun along the way. My daughters are in love with our flock!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Nicole and welcome to BYC. It's great to hear that your daughters share your love for the hobby

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - Find Your State Thread


Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Chickens rule 33]

 

[MissNutmeg]

Hi there welcome to BYC!



~Meg

 

[Flight Feathers]

Welcome to BYC!!!!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hello my name is nicole and i live in harrisburg pa. We have 7 hens and one roo currently. We have had a few others over the past 2 years but due to many different things some have passedor been rehomed. It has definitely been a learning process, but lots of fun along the way. My daughters are in love with our flock!

Welcome to Backyard Chickens we are happy to have you join

 

[Tinkerbellsteel]

Thx all!

 

[mwells6chicks]

Welcome, I, too, have just rebuilt my flock. I had a wonderful flock of 20 a couple of years ago but after getting a second dog, my Maxie (7 year old lab mix) who loved my birds and would sit out back with them when they were out roaming, started attacking and killed 2 birds over the course of a few months. So I rehomed them to some friends and neighbors. Last Aug I ordered from a hatchery and got 8 chicks. In Nov, I adopted 4 birds ( thinking they were pullets). They were about 3- 4 months old. That was my first mistake. I didn't keep them separated long enough and soon enough a cough and resp symptoms spread through my flock. I separated 4 of the sickest and treated them with PetRX and waited. About a week they were so sick so I culled them. 3 of my original, and 1 of the adopted. Just as I cleaned out that coop I noticed 4 more with symptoms so I separated them and this time treated them with antibiotic. After a few doses they were perfectly healthy and I returned them to the others. By now I have discovered that 1 of the adopted is a cockerel as he started crowing out of nowhere. The other adoptee was concerning because the neck feathers and the comb were saying rooster but never crowed and has only occasionally attempted at mounting my pullets. I was thinking bully alpha hen but today it was confirmed on this sight to be a cockerel. LOL. Last week I added 4 6-week old chicks to the family and put them in another coop for now. So I'm enjoying this journey very much. Today I got my 1st 2 eggs from my summer birds!

 

[sourland]

Hi, Nicole, welcome to BYC. Great that your children enjoy your flock.

 

[N F C]

Hi Nicole, it's nice to have you here! Raising poultry is a great hobby for the entire family