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  1. gingersnap87

    New Member Intro

    Hello there, here to introduce myself! I've been keeping chickens off and on for about 15 years, but I am new to this chicken forum. I currently have 14 chickens and 4 ducks. My flock is completely mixed with several different breeds, both bantam and standard sized chickens. The bantams...
  2. M

    Came for answers...stayed for community

    Greetings dear readers, We both grew up with chickens but haven't had them since we moved out. We were supporting our local egg suppliers but when they took advantage of fear based pricing we (instead of shaming them) decided to get the message and start our own flock. We are being the change...
  3. M

    New Member Intro

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? New, started this year (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 6 (3) What breeds do you have? Buff and lavender orpingtons (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? They're cute (5) What are some...
  4. N

    Hello!

    Hello! I am 29 and just got my first ever chicks this year. I am excited to learn more about raising chickens! 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am very new to chickens! I brought my first chicks home 3weeks ago. I got them from the school I work for. (2) How many...
  5. bantam_crazy

    new chicken friend <3

    (1) Are you new to chickens yeah! I've only raised 3 in my life, one of them went to grow up and live on a farm and have her own chicks ^w^ (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 0. but I'm looking for a flock of 3 to keep... (3) What breeds do you have? I'm looking at getting...
  6. J

    New Serama Mama

    Hello all! I’m jumping into chickens again after a few house moves and about ten years. Now that we are homeowners, decided it was time for a new flock! Daughter has 4 Barred Rocks, I have 11 American Game Fowl I incubated and hatched and just hatched 2 Serama chicks from eggs my family...
  7. G

    New to chickens, not to birds!

    Hello! My husband made an account to cross-post a hen or roo question from reddit, but I spend a lot of time looking at this forum, so I figured we should introduce ourselves. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We are first time chicken havers this year! We are...
  8. BougiChicks

    From City to Backyard Chickens

    Hi everyone! 👋 I’m excited to be part of this flock. I’m not totally new to chickens—we had them when I was growing up in Alaska, and feeding them was one of my daily chores (which I didn’t always appreciate at the time). But after moving from downtown Seattle to Enumclaw, I finally had the...
  9. X

    New member

    I have a broody hen with 5 eggs. (She had six but broke one around week 1) she is barely a year old, she is a prairie bluebell egger. so last night I put her in a different nesting spot because her chicks are due to hatch today and her nesting box is really high up and I didn’t want the chicks...
  10. X

    Should I be worry about my call duckling?

    Hi, I have two call ducklings. One is doing extremely well, and the other one is worrying me a little bit. My little duckling have an underbite, that may be the reason as to why she’s been breathing hard, and having a runny nose. She still drinks water and eat as usual. I’ve been using warm...
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  11. slaychul

    New member!

    1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I got my chickens last spring (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Currently I have two layers and two 2 week old chicks! (3) What breeds do you have? Silver phoenix layers and mystic onyx chicks (4) What are your favorite...
  12. T

    New member

    New member. I live in Michigan and just bought 3 unsexed chicks from fleet. Excited to see what’s in store
  13. T

    New member

    Hi all, I inherited 6 surprise chickens six months ago. We are first time chicken owners although we’ve been interested in owning chickens for quite some time and been researching for about 2 years now. Unfortunately, it seems we’ve inherited some very problematic hens so I’m hoping I can get...
  14. SuspiciousChick

    Hi! New Member of BYC Here!

    I am so excited to share my love of chickens with others! I have had more than 25-30 chickens in my lifetime (that number will definitely get bigger) and I first started raising chickens 8-9 ish years ago. (One of my chickens lived for 8 and a half years!) Right now I have 15 chickens. They are...
  15. S

    Newbie in MA

    Hi Folks! Happy to be here and learn from this community! About me: 1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens! I finally own a home and can have a coop and a yard for some free-ranging. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We just got our 7...
  16. Univecal

    Hello!

    Hi everyone, I've been a chicken owner less than a year (May '24) but I've been rapidly expanding haha. Started with 4, now up to 13, and getting hatching eggs on the weekend. Right now I have BLR Wyandotte, a Jersey Giant, 3 Barred Rock x, 1 Silkie and 6 Silkie x. They're so fun to have, I...
  17. Swiftchicks_13

    New Member post!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have had chickens since 2023 and my sister shows them for her FFA class (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I currently have about 41 chickens (3) What breeds do you have? We have a bunch of breeds including D'uccles...
  18. nonohiko

    noobie introduction

    Hello! I'm from California and just recently was able to convince my folks to let me raise a flock! I hope you guys can help me along the way with questions I might have!
  19. lillykew

    Hello, nice to meet you!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens, though I've wanted to have backyard chickens for a long time. We're planning to get some this spring! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? None yet, but we're planning on just three as we live in a...
  20. M

    Hello from KC MO area

    Hi my name is Sandy. I’m from the KC Missouri area and am new to caring for chickens. I have been looking at this site and love it. There’s so much info and support here. Thank you for sharing your journey.
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