Still a chicken hope to be

[HennyPenny2019]

After a life of intown living, my husband is retiring (again) next year and we will finally start living my dream. Moving to the country and getting chickens is part of that. I am trying to spend this year educating us on as many aspects of this as I can.

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Welcome to BYC @HennyPenny2019 ! Thank you for joining us!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC and congrats on your long-awaited move to the country.

On this link you'll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping birds - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/

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-archives

This is a useful link of BYC guides to take a look at announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3 I’d suggest including your location using the guide in that link. You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Animals45]

Welcome to backyard chickens so glad you joined us!

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! You are going to love having chickens and the eggs that they give. Make sure that you are able to keep them safe from any predator's, though!

 

[ChickNanny13]

Glad you joined us. Smart to take time to educate yourself prior to getting the chicks. You're going to love it here, so many helpful & informative members. You may want to update your profile with your location, helps us when helping out to know your time zone & weather conditions.

 

[HennyPenny2019]

Welcome to BYC @HennyPenny2019 ! Thank you for joining us!

Thanks for the welcome We have 3 French Bulldogs, I showed dogs for the past 15 years, but no more. I also have birds, Canaries, finches, Bourkes but won’t be adding to these since we are “downsizing” in preparation of an intended move.

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Thanks for the welcome We have 3 French Bulldogs, I showed dogs for the past 15 years, but no more. I also have birds, Canaries, finches, Bourkes but won’t be adding to these since we are “downsizing” in preparation of an intended move.

Cool! Do you have any pics?

 

[HennyPenny2019]

Glad you joined us. Smart to take time to educate yourself prior to getting the chicks. You're going to love it here, so many helpful & informative members. You may want to update your profile with your location, helps us when helping out to know your time zone & weather conditions.

Thanks, I’m already learning about the different breeds just tonight. So many things to consider.
Ok, I’ll try to do that, I am in WV

 

[HennyPenny2019]

Cool! Do you have any pics?

Oh boy do I This is my youngest, Stevi, she is now 5, got her championship before she was 2.