***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[ChknObssd]

Hi!! I am new to BYC and to chickens in general. I got my chicks 4 weeks ago and am loving every minute of it! Excited to find this thread and be able to garner advice/tips/suggestions from other Okies that know what they are doing!

In my short 4 weeks, I have already lost one chicken due to a snake encounter. It was horrifying to see but I took the lesson to heart real quickly and double secured every opening I could find. Ive been scouring the web and books for any information about raising chickens, but am always looking for more.

So....if you had one piece of advice for a newcomer what would it be?!

Nice to meet everyone!!

 

[our 5acre farm]

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build as many coops as you can now! lol welcome! we are all having a get to gether this weekend, you should join us!

 

[our 5acre farm]

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in the end, its going to be 6 runs at 10ft x 30ft each, lol

 

[ChknObssd]

I keep getting told that you start with just a few but next thing you know, you have like 50 chickens! I can totally understand how it happens. I started with 4, lost 1, have to rehome one of my two roos, and added 3 more, and yet im still scouring craigslist for more! I realized that I desperately want a Serama....especially a silkie one!

 

[Kassaundra]

Hi!! I am new to BYC and to chickens in general. I got my chicks 4 weeks ago and am loving every minute of it! Excited to find this thread and be able to garner advice/tips/suggestions from other Okies that know what they are doing!

In my short 4 weeks, I have already lost one chicken due to a snake encounter. It was horrifying to see but I took the lesson to heart real quickly and double secured every opening I could find. Ive been scouring the web and books for any information about raising chickens, but am always looking for more.

So....if you had one piece of advice for a newcomer what would it be?!

Nice to meet everyone!!

from Henryetta and

and the Okie thread.

 

[Kassaundra]

A few pics of the newest crew and their "mummies" I titled the FB album "Are you my mummy?" (some of you will get that!!!!)

 

[Elbert Garrett]

in the end, its going to be 6 runs at 10ft x 30ft each, lol

That sounds like a plan to me! It should be a great set up for you!

 

[ClewisOK]

Hey hey, from Mustang, OK!

 

[our 5acre farm]

A few pics of the newest crew and their "mummies" I titled the FB album "Are you my mummy?" (some of you will get that!!!!)

Got to love naked chicks!

 

[krazykat0373]

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I keep getting told that you start with just a few but next thing you know, you have like 50 chickens! I can totally understand how it happens. I started with 4, lost 1, have to rehome one of my two roos, and added 3 more, and yet im still scouring craigslist for more! I realized that I desperately want a Serama....especially a silkie one!

lol!

from Wister, OK....I started with 6 RIR pullets and a RP hen last summer, now have close to 100 of various breeds