Hello from the sub-arctic of northern Canada

[Quackter]

Hello all. I am a long-time lurker and finally decided to make an account. As the title states I live in the sub-arctic region of northern Canada (think ice road truckers). There are a few people around here that keep chickens and I've been thinking about it for years. Keeping birds over the winters scare me, but I have one friend that decided to just make bird soup every fall instead of trying to manage them over the winter. That is an option I am considering. Anyway, I would probably post questions once I get a bit more settled. Right now I'm just reviewing the wealth of information on this site.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC.

Here are some links to useful resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - “How to...” guides
• Great go-to resource - Learning Centre
• Good starting point for browsing the site - Articles
• Insightful feedback on how members manage their flocks - Topic of the Week back-catalogue
• Excellent sources of local information - Canada

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[N F C]

Your Canada thread will be an excellent source to answer all your questions, @Pork Pie has given you a link to it.

Best of luck!

 

[CarpCharacin]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you decided to join our wonderful community!

 

[hispoptart]

Welcome, there is a ton of helpful information here and so many helpful people. Don't be afraid to ask questions that's how we all learn.

 

[SubArcticFowl]

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. It looks like I have a few more links to checkout. One thing I forgot to mention is I am an avid gardener and have built a passive solar greenhouse to extend my growing season. I just one best vegetable garden in the city this year and I feel chickens are the next logical extension of the garden. I see there is a gardening forum and you might see me posting there. Hopefully, some of my design skills are transferable. The balancing act of managing heat and humidity is a greenhouse is a similar challenge, except tomatoes don't have feathers!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community! Best wishes and have lots of fun!

 

[DobieLover]

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. It looks like I have a few more links to checkout. One thing I forgot to mention is I am an avid gardener and have built a passive solar greenhouse to extend my growing season. I just one best vegetable garden in the city this year and I feel chickens are the next logical extension of the garden. I see there is a gardening forum and you might see me posting there. Hopefully, some of my design skills are transferable. The balancing act of managing heat and humidity is a greenhouse is a similar challenge, except tomatoes don't have feathers!

Congratulations on your win! Can you post some pictures?