newbie

[joanmm]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Last week
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 1 rooster/ 1 hen/ 4 baby chicks
(3) What breeds do you have? 1 leghorn rooster and 1 cochin hen, and 4 1 week old babies

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? I have always wanted to raise chickens

(5) What are some of your other hobbies? Artist, crocheter, reading, gardening

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I have a grown son/ wife with 2 grandkids, they live in Oregon. I live with my hubs Michael and 9 yrold American bulldog Jelly,
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community? It was suggested to me by Offgrid ladies on FB

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC and congrats on your new hobby.

Here are some links to key resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3
• Great resource for beginners - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/
• Good starting point for browsing the site - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/
• Interesting feedback on how members manage their flocks -https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archives
• Excellent source of local information - Find your State's thread. Use the BYC search facility to find other country / regional threads.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[fldiver97]

Welcome Nice to have you here!

 

[Azeria]

Hello, and welcome to BYC!

 

[drumstick diva]

Thank you for joining us at Backyard Chickens, hope you will enjoy it as much as we do.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello, Joan, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[CarpCharacin]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you decided to join our wonderful community!

 

[Cynthia12]

WELCOME NEWBIE! You will love them. .