TaylorGlade
Over egg-sposed
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I grew up with chickens. My husband did not. We just got our first flock this year. Some in March and some in July
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 24
(3) What breeds do you have? We got 10 black Australorp and 2 Ameracauna in March. Then we got 12 cream legbar this month.
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Watching my husband go googoo over them
My husband says his favorite part is the independence of providing our own food, though we are still waiting for our first eggs. We both love animals. We both enjoy doing things together and this is an activity we share. I grew up a country girl and this is a piece of home for me.
(5) What are some of your other hobbies? We both enjoy video gaming, gardening, 3d printing. I love genealogy. He still enjoys tinkering with technology after spending a career in cyber security.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. Our kids are grown. One of them comes and helps sometimes. In addition to 24 chickens we have 7 cats - all rescues. My husband and I are both youngish retirees. He is a disabled gulf war vet. I am agoraphobic and do not leave the house much. The chickens and the garden keeps us both busy.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
we found you through Google and have been following the forums since before we got chickens. It helped us make some critical decisions on things like whether or not to get chickens, how to treat coccidiosis and how to set up our first brooder.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? 24
(3) What breeds do you have? We got 10 black Australorp and 2 Ameracauna in March. Then we got 12 cream legbar this month.
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? Watching my husband go googoo over them
My husband says his favorite part is the independence of providing our own food, though we are still waiting for our first eggs. We both love animals. We both enjoy doing things together and this is an activity we share. I grew up a country girl and this is a piece of home for me. (5) What are some of your other hobbies? We both enjoy video gaming, gardening, 3d printing. I love genealogy. He still enjoys tinkering with technology after spending a career in cyber security.
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share. Our kids are grown. One of them comes and helps sometimes. In addition to 24 chickens we have 7 cats - all rescues. My husband and I are both youngish retirees. He is a disabled gulf war vet. I am agoraphobic and do not leave the house much. The chickens and the garden keeps us both busy.
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
we found you through Google and have been following the forums since before we got chickens. It helped us make some critical decisions on things like whether or not to get chickens, how to treat coccidiosis and how to set up our first brooder. 
