Hi everyone,
My name is Amanda and I hatched my first chickens last October from eggs that were given to me. It's been quite the learning curve.
I currently have 6 laying hens in my coop on my property. Then another 16 chicks in a brooder... chicken math is real...
As far as breeds go I have a...
Hi peeps! I raised my first flock of chickens last July, and my girls are just about to turn 1! My mom and I picked up 6 Buff Orpingtons from Tractor Supply. Sadly, one of our baby chicks had Gapeworm and didn’t make it :( We named her Lucky and buried her under our mulberry tree.
As I write...
Hey y’all!! I’m in my 2nd year of raising chickens, and 1st year of hatching!! I’m so excited for this part of the journey!
I currently have
4 ISA browns hens- Hershey, Creamsicle, Twix, Reeses
2 Black Stars mix hens- Lola, Trixie
1 Buff Orpington hen- Betty White
1 barred rock mix hen- Ember
1...
I am new to chickens and will be buying some as soon as I get my permit. I want 4 but I think I am only going to be able to have 2 with my cities guidelines. I will get Barred Rock chickens. I am excited to be able to have my own source of food in my own backyard. I am starting the homesteading...
Hi new to this group of chicken enthusiasts! I started my flock about 3 years ago and now I’m a chicken addict! Love my girls I just love how they run to me knowing I have treats.
Excellent egg layers.
Hi, I'm Nicole. I'm from Southern Indiana and this is my first flock. The oldest is 6 weeks and the youngest is 4 days. I also just put eggs in an incubator for the first time last night. So, bawls deep all in I guess. I have 13 chicks at the moment. Uhh.... So, yeah. Hi:)
Hello you can call me Stourmy, pronounced just like stormy.
I plan to get a small flock of colorful egg layers sometime soon.
If I could have as big a flock as I wanted I would own a mixed flock of Easter Eggers, Barred Rock, Sussex, Sex links, Austra White, and Australorps in all the colors...
Hi everyone! My name is Eirikka and I’ve been following BYC since I first started my adventure on April 19, 2022 with only 20 chickens. All because my daughter wanted a few.
Move forward to today and I (or we) are complete bird brains. Chicken math is real!!!
We currently have over 300...
I've googled and used info off this page so many times I figured I might as well join! I'm about a 10ish month chicken owner maybe less so far. Got eggs in an incubator already!
Hi! My name is Crystal. I'm from the very tip of the Thumb in Michigan. ✋🏻👈🏻 I'm not new to raising chickens, but I'm always looking to learn more from others! I have/had Rhode Island Reds, ISA Browns, Easter Eggers, Seramas, D'uccles, Barred Rocks, & White Leghorns. I'm a stay-at-home...
Hey everyone! I have been a member of the BYC Facebook group for a while now, but just found out about the app community! I’m so excited to get started here! I used the new member template to introduce myself below:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
A: I am pretty...
Hi! I'm Erin. I have wanted chickens for years!
My chicks are hatching on April 17, 2024 (my grandma's birthday). I have three Easter Eggers, three Olive Eggers, two Buff Brahmas, two Black Australorps, and two Barnevelders coming from Mt. Healthy Hatcheries!
My dad is going to help me...
ATTN: THIS IS @BackroadGirl57 'S ALTERNATE ACCOUNT, MADE AS IF A DIFFERENT PERSON (not really a person, a car)
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes, I've never had chickens.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
None, but that will change in a few weeks...
Hello chicken keeping friends!
Starting from the ground up-literally!
Need to find information on the following:
1. Ordinances: Chesterfield, MO and Creve Coeur, MO
2. Building a Chicken coop or chicken coop plans with protection from predators as I back to woods
frequented by fox, possum...
I have had chickens for about 3 years now. The first 6 are gone now that I got from Tractor Supply, , mostly eaten by hungry foxes or coyotes, but 2 were killed by a dog that had gotten loose. It sure has been a learning experience. I am 77, soon to be 78 and am enjoying, mostly, the learning...
Hello!
I'm so excited to join BYC. I have owned chickens for a year and a half. Currently I have a flock of 24 chickens and 4 guineas. We are working on building a second coop! Our 2yo son LOVES to help mama with the birds.
Hello! My name is Fritz. I recently got into backyard chicken-ing and have 5 hens right now, 4 are laying, one is still young. Juniper, Saffron, Ginger, Hazel, and Thyme. I'll be grabbing a few more next spring :) I joined since I've come here already for advice a good bit.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I’ve had them less then a year I got them in the spring and ducks in the summer
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
8 Hens and 6 Ducks
(3) What breeds do you have?
Lots 3 golden comets, an Easter egger, a green...
Hi!
My name is Jess, an Oregonian and am excited to join the BYC group- I utilized this site so much during my preparation an early stages of chickens and had the realization that I should join :) happy to be here! Hoping to find info on deep litter method & ideas on birds of prey protection...
Hi there! I am a new member interested in having my hens raise their own chicks. I had hens as a kid but only “spent hens”, which laid lots of eggs but never went broody. We also had some bantams but still no broody hens. I got hens more recently about 3 years ago, starting with 5 year-okd hens...