Wisconsin Here, New to chickens in general

[dripdrop]

After my wife saw my brothers chicks she had to have some so I built her a coop and here we are.

We have 4 silkies that are about 5 weeks old. I dont know anything about raising chickens but if it makes her happy it makes me happy.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC - thanks for joining us. You're in the right place for everything chicken.

Here’s a link to the Articles section - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/ There you’ll find lots of information on almost every aspect of keeping chickens - from coop building ideas, to incubating eggs.

You'll find lots of info in the Learning Centre and 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 may wish to consider joining your state thread as it will put you in touch with other BYC members in your area - http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/270925/find-your-states-thread#post_3239224

All the best

Pork Pie

 

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[Ol Grey Mare]

Happy wife, happy life, right? Welcome to BYC

 

[User395221]

but if it makes her happy it makes me happy.

How nice you are.

(You just wait until the chickens work their spell on you and you wonder how you ever did without them. )

Welcome to the forum.

 

[N F C]

Thanks for joining us!

 

[rjohns39]

Welcome to BYC, glad to meet you

 

[Kiki]

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