New Chicken Mama Here!

[nutsoverfluffbutts22]

Hi y'all! Completely new to all this so if anyone has any tips...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am new to chickens and just picked up my first chicks today!
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have 4 little floof balls in the brooder
(3) What breeds do you have?
I have 2 Blue Australorps and 2 Americanas/Easter Eggers
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
I love how adorable and funny my chicks are!
(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
I do horseback riding
(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.
I have a 3 yo golden doodle named Ruby
(7) Bonus: How did you find BYC, how long have you known about BYC, and what made you finally join our awesome community?
I have been lurking for about 1 year now and decided it was time to actually buy some of my own!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

The best resource anywhere are the articles written by our members about raising chicks that are in our Learning Center.

Do you have a coop? If not, here's our Coop forum with tons of coops our members built.

We're glad you're here!

 

[nutsoverfluffbutts22]

Thank you for the advice! I will definitely check those out!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Welcome! So glad that you decided to dealert and that you have purchased your first babies! Sounds like you have an adorable little flock in the making

 

[pennyJo1960]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens. This is a great place to hang out.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! We're glad you decided to join us!

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[Callender Girl]

Congrats on getting your chicks and on joining this amazing community of folks who are always happy to help someone navigate their chicken-raising adventures!

 

[fldiver97]

Nice to have you here!
Congrats on your new chicks