The Backyarding Begins

[Psycho_Twi]

Hi everyone! I am a pretty new to the concept of backyard chickens, although I am somewhat familiar with farm/livestock from years ago in rural MS. I just bought a house in Birmingham, AL, and I plan on setting up a coop soon and getting just a few hens for some eggs. Since I don't have much experience, I will say what I am planning to do: get a variety of good egg-layers to start off with such as a RIR, australorp, golden comet, and maybe an orpington. I don't have a coop yet, but it should be coming in soon from MPC. Gonna stain the outside and paint the inside for easier cleaning, as well as put a predator apron down around it. I would like to let the chickens free range a bit, but I have to really figure out what all I need fencing wise (mostly repair to current fence) before I can do that confidently.

Other than that, I am a cat owner finishing up graduate school and excited to start having fun with some chickens. Also fresh eggs, my diet involves a lot of eggs.

Oh and the P.S. - I found BackyardChickens through google searches about how to get started. If I was searching anything chicken related, this site always come up. Pretty handy.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC

Here are some links to key resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3
• Great resource for beginners = https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/
• Good starting point for browsing the site - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/
• Interesting feedback on how members manage their flocks -https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archives
• Excellent source of local information - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC! Good luck with establishing your flock.

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Miss Piggy Sue says, “Welcome to our eggcelent flock here at BYC!”

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Nice to meet you
Welcome to Backyard Chickens

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community! Best wishes and have lots of fun!

 

[TheBeardie]

Welcome to BYC! I'm sure you'll fall in love with your egg makers like we did.

Here's what my girls lay. Top is a muscovy duck egg, the small white one is a bantam chicken egg and the rest are newly laying standard pullets.

Gimpy says hi!

 

[Psycho_Twi]

Thanks everyone for the introductions. I am definitely excited to get started. I found some pullets for sale not too far from me, hopefully there are still available when I get the coop ready in about two weeks. I should have the coop in hand next week, but I want to take my time staining/painting and securing it, and really making sure it is aired out well before introducing the hens. I am looking forward to trying to identify who-laid-what-egg!

 

[N F C]

Good luck with graduate school and have fun with your upcoming flock!

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Good luck with starting up your flock!