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  1. amateur-farmer

    New Here - Hello All!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Have always been around them but never had my own until this past spring. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Currently I have 11 girls. (3) What breeds do you have? I think they are isa browns and black sex link. (4)...
  2. ChickaChicka1

    New Here <3

    Hi there! I got my chickies last July, and I've been obsessed since. Currently, I have five Easter Eggers, and I'm hoping to hatch lots more chicks this spring or summer. In my free time, I love watching and 'playing with my chickens, along with baking and riding horses. I've looked around on...
  3. J

    New Member 👋

    Hi, all! I'm new to this page, so figured I'd follow the template.🤷‍♀️ (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am fairly new! I got my first 7 pullets on August 1st, and my first roo about two weeks ago. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 8 lovely little...
  4. valhallafarmer

    Hello from Valhalla Farms

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We are first timers with chickens (2) How many chickens do you have right now? We currently have 8 chickens (3) What breeds do you have? 1 Plymouth Barred Rock Hen 4 Wyandotte Hens 1 Ayem Samani mix Rooster 1 Ayem Samani mix Hen...
  5. avallen

    hi from cali! ❤️

    hi! my name is ava! i’m in cali and have a small backyard flock of 3 adult chickens and 3 chicks. there’s one rooster, and two hens. i love chickens so much! i had my first flock when i was only 9 years old. i also have 2 kitties (duchess and duke), 3 fish (fish, chips, and fry), and one...
  6. BackyardBabe

    Hi! My name is Rivkah

    Hey friends, I wanted to introduce myself. I am Rivkah. I am newer to backyard chickens, going on three years. We have/had wyandottes, Rhode Island Reds, Easter Eggers, Orpingtons(buff and black/lavender split),Australop and this year for the first time a barred rock and sexlink. My son is...
  7. Mansruin1313

    Hello and HELP!

    Hello everyone! :frow I have2 chickens and 1 rooster. I’m not sure what type they are but I do know all 3 are different. My little tiny what I believe is a fancy smaller breed has 3 new little chicks and they’re adorable. We have a VERY unruly rooster named Rick and he’s a real prick. He attacks...
  8. Kims-Little-Zoo

    New to chickens

    Hi everyone I’m so glad I found this forum. Im Kim and new to raising chickens. I bought a house last year and they had a chicken coop in the backyard so I figured why not this could be fun. The chickens should fit in with the 4 dogs 1 cat 5 Chinchillas 1 tortoise and a fish. So I’ve added 8...
  9. QueenArtemis07

    Hello from AZ

    Hello All, I found this site by googling about chickens and thought it would be great to learn about them. I always wanted to have fresh eggs, as a child some of my relatives lived in SD, Iowa and had many chickens. Always though it would totally awesome. ☺️ So hoping to learn and someday...
  10. W

    New here - backyard ducks

    Hi. I am new here. We have 4 backyard ducks that we got in October - 2 silver appleyards, 1 pekin, and 1 runner. So far they are super easy and entertaining.
  11. M

    New here! Not a chicken mama, yet.

    Hi! I’m a mama to three young kids, three dogs, one cat, and two leopard geckos, but no chickens, yet. I would love some friendly chickens that my kids can handle but who also lay a variety of colored eggs. Easter Eggers? Olive Eggers? Black Copper Marans? I’m open to suggestions about the...
  12. AllMightyPotato

    Long-time Chicken Mama, New Member!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Five years ago, I was celebrating my birthday with my family, and my little sister had to be picked up from school. She was in her gardening class, and I went in to pick her up. When I walked into the garden, the first thing that...
  13. Roboticfizz

    HEY NEW TO THE FLOCK!

    hello all! I’m getting into my more quiet life with bird keeping and gardening! It really helps my depression and anxiety! I’ve always wanted a more peaceful kind of life and I think this fits I stumbled upon this community and I thought it was very fitting I’m raising my first batch of...
  14. Sacri

    I'm new!

    I am new to chickens. I got fourteen babies a few weeks ago. We have Rhode Island Reds and Ameraucana. These girls are going to be for egg laying and helping my garden (and so far they are also cuddle buddies). I also have bees, grow veggies, compost, paint, homeschool...I have three teenagers...
  15. ayshaferry92

    New BYC Family; Idaho Grown & Chicken Loving!

    Hi All; We’re the Ferry Family from Kuna, ID. We aren’t exactly new to the “chicken game” but we do have questions come up and frequently turn to BYC for help. You all are ! We currently have a 3.5 acre spread and house about 13 Hens & 2 Roos. We have a variety from Barred Rocks to Silkies to...
  16. S

    Hello!

    Hello, everyone! I finally joined this community after a few months of watching it from afar heheh. I'm not very good at intros so, I'm just going to use the template to explain myself a little. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've had chickens since I was a...
  17. Nelson-Collier

    Hello fellow Hens and Roosters! :D

    Hello everyone! :frow I am kinda new here at BYC. I had another account a while back where I was addressing a chicken with crop issues. Anyways, I am here with a new account. I got my first hens on April 7 2018, so I have had them for a few months. I have learned a lot over the months taking...
  18. Mercurygirl68

    Hello Everyone, I am Rebecca

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens! We bought our first 50 in May of this year, they were only 3 days old! We have 100% survival and all hens! (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 50 hens!!! (3) What breeds do you have? Sapphire...
  19. ChickyFeed

    Hey y’all!!

    Hey...just joined. Looking forward to learning and laughing about all of our sweet birds! I’ve got 12 all hand raised!! I’ve always been a chicken lover.
  20. ChickenLadyLaura

    Newbie from Washington

    Hi, I'm Laura, recently new to chickens. Got 9 pullets and 1 rooster in Spring. Recently got a few more chicks. We have a mix of different breeds, Easter eggers, RIR, speckled sussex, silver laced wyandotte, and one bielefelder. I found BackYardChickens.com just by google searching any chicken...
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