We are counting down the days!

[feathermaid]

Good idea to start planning early!
Here are some links that I've found to be very helpful:
Kick The Heat Lamp: Better, Safer And Healthier Options To Heat Your Brooder
Mama Heating Pad
How Much Room Do Chickens Need
Chicken Coop Ventilation - Go Out There And Cut More Holes In Your Coop!
Predator Proofing

 

[MainelyChicks85]

That's a long answer!
I have 11 in my adult flock and 15 chicks that went into the brooder today.

Shown below are a Rhode Island Red, Black Australorp, Plymouth Barred Rock, 2 White Leghorns, White Rock, Speckled Sussex, Easter Egger, Delaware and the rooster is a Salmon Faverolles. Not shown is my Lakeshore Egger.
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In the brooder (not all visible) are:
Gold Laced Wyandotte
Silver Laced Wyandotte
Blue Ameraucana (male)
Silver Spangled Hamburg
2 Brown Leghorns
Exchequer Leghorn
Cuckoo Marans
2 Welsummers
more Easter and Lakeshore eggers
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Oh wow!! What a beautiful flock you have. They do well in the winter?

 

[fldiver97]

Welcome Glad you decided to join us! Check out the learning center - good info on coops and winter management.

 

[CarpCharacin]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you decided to join our wonderful community!

 

[Cynthia12]

WELCOME! Happy for you!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC and congrats on your new hobby.

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

 

[luckychick105]

Hi and ,
glad you joined our flock here at BYC and I hope that you find any information that you might be looking for, now or in the future!

luckychick105

 

[NonnasBabies]

Welcome!

 

[meglynnie]

Welcome to the Flock!