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[R Wind]

Hi, all. New to chickens. Bought 6 Rhode Island Reds from a friend. They are 4.5 months old, already time is passing and I was told they should be laying soon. ( Not risking chicks yet.)

I have Harvey Ussery's new edition book and one of us has been watching chicken videos for several years. We will need lots of coaching. ( Is there a novice forum?)

Still have them in temporary XL dog crate and run, living at night on my garage floor, on the grass during the day. We're quite fond of them but need a way to tell them apart for sure.

Building a coop of old wooden fence panels. Came here for advice on that. Walls, people door are done. Just need to roof it now, add hardware cloth, and put in finish details like a chicken door and ramp. Exciting!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Welcome to BYC!

Congratulations on getting your chicken adventures started! The learning Center is a great place to check out for lots info ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/categories/learning-center.11/

There are also different sections in the forum for all your questions ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/

Enjoy your time here with us!

 

[Tookie]

Hello, welcome to BYC!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! We're happy to have you with us!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
At their age it should be very obvious to determine gender. Feel free to pay pictures of your birds and we'll let you know.

 

[Blue Raptor]

Hi, all. New to chickens. Bought 6 Rhode Island Reds from a friend. They are 4.5 months old, already time is passing and I was told they should be laying soon. ( Not risking chicks yet.)

I have Harvey Ussery's new edition book and one of us has been watching chicken videos for several years. We will need lots of coaching. ( Is there a novice forum?)

Still have them in temporary XL dog crate and run, living at night on my garage floor, on the grass during the day. We're quite fond of them but need a way to tell them apart for sure.

Building a coop of old wooden fence panels. Came here for advice on that. Walls, people door are done. Just need to roof it now, add hardware cloth, and put in finish details like a chicken door and ramp. Exciting!

Welcome to BYC!!

 

[Lovely Lettie]

Welcome to our awesome community! Nice to meet you

 

[N F C]

Hello, it's nice to have you here.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. If you want to distinguish individuals, a little food coloring on the tail feathers should work. Don't use red or bright pink. They will peck at that.