Sunny Queensland Eggs

[OzzieChooks]

Hi, I'm brand new to backyard chickens, and never gave the idea a moment's thought until January - then it's all I could think about!!!

Thanks to my handy hubby I now have a lovely coop and run to house our four lovely girls. We live on a small lot and are allowed up to 6 hens so we may add to the flock in the future. We love checking for eggs each day and I record the count, weight and who laid them (if I can tell) in an app on my phone. We got our POL hens 6 weeks ago and we got our first egg after just 3 days at home. Today was our first '4 egg day'

Fun facts:
2 Isa Browns (Silly Dolly & Sunday), 1 Black Australorp (Barbie), 1 Leghorn (Vanilla)
Sand in the coop
Wood shavings in the nest box
Dirt/bark/mulch in the run
PVC pipe feeder & waterer
Late afternoon free range time in the garden when we can

We also have 3 boys and 1 dog.

I've learnt a lot from Pinterest but have lots more questions for you all, especially other Australian BYC friends, although it is interesting reading about northern hemisphere challenges - I can't imagine "winterizing" anything!!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us. There's no need to help show you around the site, as you seem to be familiar with it already

Best wishes
Pork Pie

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Welcome to BYC!

 

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[Rubysword]

I have to admit, I generally look at new keepers setup very closely expecting some mistakes(only because I made so many at first ) but you already seem to have most of it figured out! Can't help on the fellow Australian thing, seeing as I'm in NY

 

[Kiki]

We are glad you joined our flock.
Jump right in and make yourself at home.

This video will help you learn how to navigate this site:

Official BYC Coop Page Contest - Fall-Winter 2017

 

[N F C]

I'll give a shout out to one of our regular greeters @Teila as she is located in Australia. Congrats on your coop, flock and eggs!

Thanks for joining us!

 

[Teila]

Thank you for the shout out N F C

G'Day from FNQ OzzieChooks 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.

BYC has Topic of the Week discussions which I have found to be a great resource, informative and sometimes entertaining; so definitely worth checking out.

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

Including your general location on your profile will assist others. Location, climate, season etc can be important factors when members are responding to any questions you may have and vice versa.

You might want to also visit the Aussie Thread and pop in and say hello.

 

[KLIL]

Im from Queensland too!
Hello and welcome to BYC
Lovely to meet you

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

You do sound egg-cited! Keeping chickens is such a rewarding experience. I couldn't live without them.

Great to have you aboard!