Newbie member and flock starter here!

[JulieBeth07]

We're new to all of this! We're in southern Florida and were just able to move so we have a little bit of room to roam a couple of months ago... And we want it all! we're starting to settle in a bit and decided it was time to start the flock and our garden... so we're all in!

Tomorrow will be 3 weeks since we got our birds. We got 16 chicks... sexed so hopefully we can say the girls
5 barred rock
5 white leghorns
6 red sexlinks
And we got 2 ducklings .. they were not sexed and I was wishing them into being 2 girls but.. I'm thinking we have a male and a female. But we have no idea what we're doing so... we'll wait and see.

We know nothing, have tons of questions and were researching ourselves to pieces (still are). Everytime I would search a question this forum would come up.. so why not join? if you have any tips I'm open to knowledge!

Hope everyone is doing ok with the crazy covid going on. Happy "flocking" and gardening!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
You are going to need a coop that is 4 sq ft per chicken in size and a run that is 15 sq ft per chicken.
If you end up with a drake, be advised that he can injure or kill a chicken hen by mating her.
Ducks are also very messy and it's better to house them separately from the chickens.

 

[JulieBeth07]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

Thank you! So exciting!

 

[Riv-6]

Hi! Welcome to BYC! You have come to the right place to ask questions. Enjoy!!

*there is a duck forum on here that might be helpful for you!

 

[TheChicken-nator]

Welcome to BYC! This is honestly the best place you can go for any farm animal questions you have. I hope you have fun with your girls (and maybe a guy)

 

[TheChicken-nator]

When ducks are about 4 months old you can tell if it's a male or female by the voice. Females make a good quack noise and makes make a weird honking quack. You can look up videos on YouTube of it though, and have fun

 

[arkiechick lady]

Welcome to BYC

 

[featherhead007]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
You are going to need a coop that is 4 sq ft per chicken in size and a run that is 15 sq ft per chicken.
If you end up with a drake, be advised that he can injure or kill a chicken hen by mating her.
Ducks are also very messy and it's better to house them separately from the chickens.

 

[featherhead007]

Welcome.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi 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
• Good link to read before building a coop / run - Space requirements

Best wishes

Pork Pie