Thank you for adding me to BackYard Chickens.

[Holtstead15]

I am relatively new to having chickens and have had our current flock since September 2019. We now have 18 in our flock-- one Turken, Barred Rocks, Red Sex Links, Rhode Island Reds, White Leghorn, Easter Eggers, Jersey Giants and a few that I would love to be able to identify! Sadly, we lost our first hen to a hawk today.

We live in the beautiful Hudson Valley of NY State. My husband and I grow many of our own veggies, and are big into preserving! We also have two rabbits (pets) and a cat. While my husband is a full time high school English teacher, I am a former chef, and having left that career, am now doing many of the things that I love-- raising our children, gardening, preserving food, learning to play guitar, teaching myself to crochet, and keeping hens. I am looking forward to learning from BackYard Chicken members.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. A great pic - thanks for sharing

Here are some helpful links:

• Great go-to resource - Articles
• Insightful feedback on how members manage their flocks - Topic of the Week back-catalogue

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Sequel]

Hi and welcome! I’m so glad you joined, you have a lot in common with a lot of us! I hope you enjoy your time here as much as I do!

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Hi! How are you preserving your food? Canning, freezing, dehydrating?

 

[Holtstead15]

Hi! How are you preserving your food? Canning, freezing, dehydrating?

I can, dehydrate and freeze.

 

[ValerieJ]

Hi! Welcome to BYC! Sounds like a wonderful life! You might like a couple of the cooking & baking threads here, where they share recipes. At least I think they would love having you join them.

Bakers' Thread
Food Photography Thread

There are others too.

 

[Holtstead15]

Hi! Welcome to BYC! Sounds like a wonderful life! You might like a couple of the cooking & baking threads here, where they share recipes. At least I think they would love having you join them.

Bakers' Thread
Food Photography Thread

There are others too.

Thank you so much! I will check those groups out.

 

[PioneerChicks]

Welcome, I'm glad you joined! All your hobbies sound really cool! If you like gardening and preserving you might want to try TheEasyGarden and SufficientSelf, the sister websites of BYC (You can find links at the bottom of the page). Have a great day!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

So sorry about the loss of the hen to a hawk. Predators are brutal. Cute photo!!

Make yourself at home here and welcome to our community!