shell shocked

[shell shocked]

hi guys
glad to meet you hope you are all sound i am brand new to keeping hens so new
i have no hens yet. i have just finished building a house for the hens its main body is 25mm
loglap roof is 19 mm t and g floor is 33mm t and g removable perches and dropping trays
i live in england with my wife lynette we have been married for 41 years and have a son of 40 and girl of 28 my other great love is liverpool football club who i have been in love with since 1965 the first time i watched them anyway i wont bore you any longer
all the best

kind regards
shell shocked

 

[N F C]

If you haven't seen it yet, head over to the Learning Center for some very good articles about raising chickens. If you need help, just ask. There are some really helpful members here that will give you a hand.

What breed of chickens are you thinking of getting?

Thanks for joining us!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Definitely stop by our learning center as NorthFLChick has suggested. https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center So many great articles about all the aspects of keeping poultry.

If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask here or around the forums.

Welcome to our flock!

 

[shell shocked]

hi debbie
my real names mike
thanks for the welcome i will head over to the learner center now
i hope to get a mix i am getting a cream legbar for my grand daughter

they lay
a blue egg i wish it was red i am getting 6 i will let you know soon as i get them
anyway thanks again
mike aka shell shocked

 

[N F C]

Nice to meet you Mike! Cream Legbars are on my wish list, love those blue eggs. Keep us posted when you get your birds!

 

[drumstick diva]

Hi Mike, it's a pleasure to meet you. Hope you will enjoy Backyard chickens as much as we do.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[shell shocked]

hi
got my girls today debbie i got six their young 17 weeks so they wont start laying for another 4 to 6 weeks i reckon that will give them time to settle in
i have six breeds a sussex speckled named pudding a cream legbar named sarah a barnevelder double laced name maggie a welsummer named cilla
a maran copper black named gertrude and last but not least a rhode island red named lulu i put them in their new house an hour later lulu pokes her head
out next minute their all out anyway i wont bore you any longer but you must tell me about your flock
talk to you soon
shell shocked