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Hi, everyone! After years and years of being a reader of BYC, I've decided to create an account! This place is a wealth of information for both new and old chicken keepers alike. I am not new to raising chickens, but have been raising them for about eight years. Our enclosures and how we've...

Hello! Since I was a little child I have had chickens. Now I have 11 chickens and a rooster. I raise them and I love them, they are great. None have a pure breed. Only one but I don't know it. Many have Mapuche chicken ancestry (collonka or araucana). Others with bare necks. About me: I am from...

Hi! My name is Vivi. I've watched from afar for a while and finally decided to join in to give back and scoop up a duck...or two. I've had chickens before and sadly had to say goodbye to my last sweet rooster, the gentle old man that he was. Now I raise and train ducks for therapy and...

Hey everyone, I am Kaitlyn, or you can call me Fox. :) Pleased to finally be posting here. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am new to chickens, my husband and I got our flock from MyPetChicken.com at the end of March this year (2023) (2) How many chickens do...

Hello! I’ve been reading posts here for so long and today saw a post I just needed to reply to! Haha it’s good to be here, thanks for having me! I’m in Wake County NC, but also kept chickens in WNC and FL. I’ve had many hens and roos in the past 6 years, and for the last year I’ve also been...

07.31.23 1st step to chicken math is acceptance. Spent nineteen hours tearing this bad boy down in some pour ladies backyard. She brought us coffee and blueberries and smoothies. I severely underestimated what it took to disassemble a playhouse. Which is having me reconsider how this thing is...

I’ve just joined BYC, but I’ve been reading the forums since getting my first flock in 2020. I’ve got two from that first batch: a silver laced Wyandotte and a naked neck. I also have four pullets that are about 19 weeks old: a calico princess, a sapphire olive egger, a mystic onyx, and a...

Hi! New member from Western MA. I’ve been a long time “lurker” benefiting from all the incredible knowledge in this community. This is always my first stop when I have a chicken question. I have 6 years experience working with chickens in a small farm setting and about 4 years with a backyard...

Hi everyone! My name is Robin and I'm happy to be here. I'm a new chicken owner looking for guidance and friendly discussion regarding these animals I love so much! Onto the questions: 1-Are you new to chickens? When did you get chickens? Yes! I am VERY new to chicken ownership, although I've...

Hello from Ontario, Canada! We are a suburban family raising 2 Azure Blue chicks. They are 3 weeks old. We have received them 2 weeks ago from our son’s school - they were covering “Green Technologies” and the teacher decided that homesteading is the best thing to teach the kids :), the chicks...

I’ve been reading this forum for years and am excited to finally have joined! The simplest way to share a bit about myself seems to be to answer the template introduction questions. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We got our first chickens 11 years ago. My...

Hello. I am new to chickens and have just raised my first batch and they are 6 months old now. . They should be ready to produce eggs soon I think. flow: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? New to chickens. Just got my first ones from babies. (2) How many chickens...

Hi...I am from the NE tri-state area. I have moved from a major city to a rural area to raise livestock and grow food. We typically have on hand 10 layers and 1 rooster. Each year we order about 100 hundred male Cornish Cross meat birds (50 at a time) to feed our family (and some guests) for the...

Good morning! I have been around this forum for ahwile now, searching for answers to the thousand questions about chickens. We have started our small flock back in 2018, Buff Orpington and a couple of Black Australorp. At the moment we have 11 girls, we are at the edge of town and have a couple...

My name is Joey! :jumpy I've had a liking for chickens for a while, and recently got to raise some babies. I used to have chickens in the past, but due to noise we got them taken away from us. :hit I am on this forum because I lost a beautiful black Silkie a while ago, and I want to hear about...

We're new to Backyard chickens. :frowWe're getting our coop and everything ready at this time but no chickens yet, 5/2023. We live in a hot arid environment so dealing with heat and all the pests that come with that will be our biggest challenges. We had chickens once before for a few months...

Hi! I am a new member from central Georgia. I just started my first backyard flock with 6 ladies :). I have a mix of Easter eggers, cinnamon queens and a white leghorn. Excited to learn from this community

Hello everyone! I live in WV with my family, my Maine Coon, various rescue cats, 3 Shepherds, a Catahoula Leopard shelter rescue, several breeds of chickens and too many peafowl. I have enjoyed reading articles on this site for years and I'm glad to be joining. Thanks for including me!

I just wanted to introduce myself. I’ve been finding answers to my chicken questions here that others have asked for a few years now but never joined to ask my own questions or to be able to answer others. So I thought it was about time! Lol. I’m a mother of two and an avid chicken lover for...

I got my girls October 12, 2023 In the mail. I ordered 10 chicks. They survived the trip from Ohio to Tennessee. I have one each of the following. A Golden buff (name Ginger), a Rhode Island red (Penny), buckeye (Ruby), Blue Ameraucana splash (Angel), Blue Andalusian (Snowflake), Easteregger...