TXPeepShow Introduction

[Devorah]

Hi there!
I'm a Texas resident who lives in the city (by an airport!) on half an acre. My 1/2 border collie, Apollo, is a sweet docile boy, but we'll see how he feels about his new feathery sisters. I have 3 girls arriving the last week of April.

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes, I'm new to chickens.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
0, but 3 pullets arriving soon!

(3) What breeds do you have?
I'll have an Easter Egger, Buff Laced Polish, and Silver Laced Wyandotte.

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
I'm looking forward to having company as I garden and feathery living composters to help me dispose of my weeds and bolted herbs.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
I garden, read voraciously, bake, visit our city's latest restaurants/cocktail bars, and work like a mad woman to support Apollo. Pre-pandemic, I also traveled quite a lot, but I imagine worrying about my chickens will keep me home much more.

(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
In the house are Apollo and I, but I live in the same town as my large extended family. I'm an in-house attorney, so the chickens will be a welcome additional source of anxiety.

(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
BYC consistently popped up on Google as I was looking for answers to my 390,021,518,721 questions. Thrilled to be here to take advantage of community wisdom!

A huge welcome from the hill towns of western mass! This is an amazing place to learn and meet smart and caring chicken folks!

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Hello and a belated welcome! Did your chicks arrive?

 

[TXPeepShow]

Hello and a belated welcome! Did your chicks arrive?

I ended up buying chicks locally at a poultry trade day....but the hatchery did not receive either of my TWO cancellation notices. When I got the shipment notice, I called, and they said "Oops, sorry, we'll refund you...but the chicks are still coming."

2 of the 5 chicks were dead on arrival.

A fellow BYC person was wonderful enough to take the other 3 chicks, but she had one pass away due to failure to thrive 2 weeks later.

I no longer feel comfortable mail ordering chicks, but am hitting up every poultry trade show within a 50 mile radius!

 

[janiedoe]

I ended up buying chicks locally at a poultry trade day....but the hatchery did not receive either of my TWO cancellation notices. When I got the shipment notice, I called, and they said "Oops, sorry, we'll refund you...but the chicks are still coming."

2 of the 5 chicks were dead on arrival.

A fellow BYC person was wonderful enough to take the other 3 chicks, but she had one pass away due to failure to thrive 2 weeks later.

I no longer feel comfortable mail ordering chicks, but am hitting up every poultry trade show within a 50 mile radius!

I'm sorry. That is a terrible thing to experience. I don't have chicks shipped, I drive to ideal poultry to pick them up, or I buy the needy looking ones from the farm stores. Or, I just hatch my own.
If I were you, I'd avoid bringing adult chickens and possible disease into my flock. Your best bet is to buy your chicks from tractor supply or another farm store.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

from Central Texas!

 

[TXPeepShow]

I'm sorry. That is a terrible thing to experience. I don't have chicks shipped, I drive to ideal poultry to pick them up, or I buy the needy looking ones from the farm stores. Or, I just hatch my own.
If I were you, I'd avoid bringing adult chickens and possible disease into my flock. Your best bet is to buy your chicks from tractor supply or another farm store.

I’m one over my coop capacity so I’m keeping my fingers crossed there won’t be anymore new chickens for a very long time….