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MutzMum

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Aug 17, 2015
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So, I just found out a few hours ago that I'm to be a new mom to a few Orpington chicks being hatched for me. In about three weeks. I am relatively clueless. I mentioned to a chicken-keeping friend that I really enjoyed one of the chickens I recently 'sat' for, and boom! She told me she had acquired a dozen hatching eggs which she'll be incubating. Oy.

I am just lucky she wasn't aware exactly how much I loved the Dwarf Nigerian Goats I was watching!

In all seriousness, I have thought about chickens for a few years. But I am not sure I'd ever have taken the plunge if I hadn't been a wee bit pushed by this friend.

We are rural. Have only six acres. My husband is very skilled and will likely be making our coop, unless I find a suitable one on Craigslist or FB. The friend hatching them has had a large flock for a few years. I expect between her and the owner of the happy chickens I took care of last week, we will survive.

My biggest challenge is that I like to do things "right". So I read, and research, and study, and....that's why I figured I'd never get around to actually getting the chickens.

I admit, I am getting stoked about raising the babies. I also have to train my pooches not to chase them. I'll be bringing Millie my "pocket" Rottie over to the chicken friend's - who is also a very talented dog trainer, thankfully - to practice good chicken manners.

So that's where I'm at. Thank you for your hard work moderating and maintaining this site. I'm pretty sure I'll be living here for the next few weeks.
 
BYC is the PERFECT place to find information! I have spent hours and hours reading about chickens. If you have any questions, let me know! I hope you enjoy your Orpington babies! Orpingtons are supposedly the 'Golden Retrievers of the chicken world'! Best wishes! :)
 
Welcome to BYC! You are going to love keeping chickens! Have your husband make a big coop, you will use it once chicken math hits! Lots of great information here, and helpful people. Check out your state thread, you may have BYC people nearby. Enjoy the site!
 
Hi and welcome to BYC. These links may be useful :
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...first-60-days-of-raising-baby-chickens.47691/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/hatching-eggs-raising-chickens.22/

Any questions that you may have regarding your chicks will be best posted here - http://www.backyardchickens.com/f/11/raising-baby-chicks

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.

There’s a link on the page above to the Learning Centre - it’s a great resource. 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
 
:welcome

How nice of your friend to get you set up with some chicks, hope she has a good hatch. Don't get too hung up on doing everything the "right" way...you'll find as you go along that there are a lot of different ways of doing the same thing and what works best for you is the "right" way.

Best of luck to you!
 

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