The great-green PNW

[TSOWOATNKC]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We're new to chickens, we started getting them in late February of this year.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Right now we have 13 chickens, 6 geese, and 12 ducks.

(3) What breeds do you have?
6 Buff Orpington Chickens, 7 Rhode Island Red Chickens, 3 Buff Orpington Ducks, 4 Cayuga Ducks(1 drake), 1 Runner Duck, 4 Pekin (2 drakes), 3 Toulouse, 1 White Chinese, 1 African or Brown Chinese Goose, 1 Buff Orpington Gander. I am picking up some Magpie Ducks, a Buff Orpington Drake, and a Chocolate Runner Drake later this week.

(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?

Whenever I look up information on ducks or chickens this site pops up!

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?

I adore knitting.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.

My husband and I have 8 children, 2 housecats, 2 barn cats, and 1 Chesapeake Bay Retriever.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

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[adrikeen]

So glad you joined us!!!

 

[drumstick diva]

Hope you will enjoy Backyard chickens as much as we do. You can also visit the "Duck," and "Geese" forums as well.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC

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-archive


You can use this link to contact members in your area - Find Your State Thread

Best wishes

Pork Pie