Raising chickens in Chicago

[Mary Sanchez]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Hi
My family is new to raising chickens. My son is 17 and his friend, our neighbor, started with chickens. Patrick begged and now we have 10 since mid-May.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 10 chickens and I am not sure of the breeds. I finally learned all of their names!! My husband and son, with little building experience, built a beautiful coop in our yard.

(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? I was researching information on once the eggs start coming. How to care for them and keep them safe for consumption.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies? I am a teacher so I have been off all summer. I go back to school on the 28th so my "free" time will soon end.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. We are a family of 5. My husband is a Chicago Police Sergeant. Our oldest son is 26 and moving out next week. Our daughter is 20 and attends college here in Chicago. Our youngest son is 17 and a senior in HS. We have an 8yr old giant schnauzer that loves to hang out by the coop!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to Backyardchickens.com aka BYC!
We are so glad you joined our flock.

Jump right in and make yourself at home.
This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us.

Here’s a link to the Articles section - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ There you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs.

There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. If you have a specific topic in mind, just type it in the search box - there's a wealth of information on past and present threads.

Each week, various topics are discussed, which can also be a great resource - https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archive

You may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224

All the best

Pork Pie

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[N F C]

Thanks for the interesting introduction! Hope the whole family enjoys the new poultry hobby.

 

[ChitownHV]

Hi and welcome. I’m in Pilsen raising 6 hens of my own. They hatched June 3rd but only one, the easter egger, is laying anything. She’s pumping them out like crazy, at least one a day, sometimes 2!
Have fun.

 

[Hope Hughes]

Hello
Welcome to BYC!!
So glad to have you here!!
Thanks for sharing your story!!
There are many people on here that are ready to help in anyway they can!
The learning center also has alot of great information on it as well!
Enjoy!​

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under Mary Welcome!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

So glad you could join our group!