The new guy

[Kiki]

Welcome to Backyardchickens.com aka BYC!
We are glad you joined our flock.
Jump right in and make yourself at home.

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Official BYC Coop Page Contest - Fall-Winter 2017

The 9th Annual BYC Easter Hatchalong!

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under Mike Welcome!

This is an excellent article which may be of assistance: How Much Room Do Chickens Need

I note you mention you are not sure of the breed; if you post some pictures on the Breed or Gender Forum you will get some opinions.

I do 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.

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 Find Your State Thread and pop in and say hello.

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 more 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

 

[mikeh7172]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens! Glad you joined the flock! You have a very beautiful rooster and hen there! What breed is the roo?

I believe they are Red Stars (Rhode Island and Delaware sex links) Both are roosters the one was just a juvenile at the time.

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Welcome aboard to BYC family gr8 people tons of information loads of fun enjoy shake your tail feathers

 

[MaMaher]

Glad to have you! Welcome!

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

 

[mikeh7172]

This is the old fish house that will be converted to a hen house. I have enough caging material for a 512 sq ft run. I'm up in north central Minnesota so an insulated fish house is probably the best option for the flock. There is a heater in there but I don't think that would be a good idea. My poor roosters froze their combs this past winter when temps dropped to -30. That's even with a small coop that was covered in straw with a heating bed.