Oregonian looking into becoming the crazy chicken lady

[Shallon]

Hi! I am already:
*the crazy lady with all those little kids
*the crazy lady who knits, crochets, and spins
*the crazy bunny lady (although I only have three!)
*the crazy geeky lady

So I am looking into adding crazy chicken lady to the list.
I started looking into chickens for egg production.I have done a lot of reading on the articles and breed recommendations here but I had to join to ask a few key questions. I'm looking forward to meeting chicken folks and maybe making some good local chicken contacts if anybody harkens from the Albany or Lebanon area or Williamette Valley in general.

I'm in Oregon, we are a family of six on a five acre parcel. Where's the best place to ask questions comparing breeds for starting a flock?
Thanks and howdy,
Shallon.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hi Shallon and welcome to BYC!

First you might want to do some reading in our learning center here on BYC for lots of good reads on all the aspects of keeping poultry...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center

You can chat with others in your state thread to see how they do things in your territory....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/48/oregon

Lots of great layers out there. Here are a couple of external links to nice breeds pages that I used before picking my breeds...

http://www.sagehenfarmlodi.com/chooks/chooks.html

http://www.albc-usa.org/documents/chickenbreedcomparison.pdf

This should get you started. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

Welcome to our flock and enjoy your new adventure!

 

[gander007]

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Hi and welcome - the "crazy XXXXXX lady" is a title to wear with pride, especially if that XXXXX is chicken, lol.

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Good luck with your chicken projects, chicken is just one more crazy to proudly add to the list. Looks like TwoCrows gave you some great links to get you started. good luck in your breed search!

 

[fidel117]

Could some one give me a little chicken it's because I think my another chicken feels lonly but it has to be a male

 

[Shallon]

Well thank you!
Here's a thread with more specific questions (I posted under flock management so hopefully that's the right place!)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/868572/breeds-that-do-well-with-australorp-ducks-with-chickens

 

[sourland]

Hi, Shallon, welcome to BYC - a little 'crazy' is not a bad thing.