New to BYC! Need advice! :)

[JeyB94]

Hey guys! I’ve been reading on this site for a couple months trying to get as much info as I can because I’m getting three 18weeks old chicken end of april! do you have any tips for me? Every advice is welcome! I live in quebec so winter is really harsh. Right now there’s about 5 feet of snow (maybe more). Thx guys! Really excited to be part of your community!!

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Miss Piggy Sue says, “Welcome to our eggcelent flock here at BYC!”

 

[Ribh]

WELCOME TO BYC.

No advice. I'm in a subtropical climate & we never see snow.

 

[JeyB94]

View attachment 1697655WELCOME TO BYC.

No advice. I'm in a subtropical climate & we never see snow.

Doesn’t need to be about snow, Im taking any advice about anything. Just here to learn how to keep my chicken happy!

 

[CarpCharacin]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Kiki]

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We are glad you joined this flock!
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[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
You have 5 feet of snow on the ground now and you have POL pullets coming in 3 weeks?? I assume you already have your coop built? What breeds are you getting?

 

[Cadence A Waller]

Welcome to BYC! So glad that you decided to join!

Do you have a coop/run built and ready for your chickens? And food/water feeders? The best advice I can give is be ready for your chickens, don’t wait until the last minute. You will definitely find a lot of great info here... and a lot of knowledgeable people, who can give you way more advice than I can.

(Just curious... what breeds are you getting?)

 

[Kkrista123]

Welcome to BYC!!

As far as advise, happy chickens are healthy chickens! Remember they can get bored and that's what leads any animal to trouble!

 

[TheBeardie]

Welcome to BYC! Chickens going to be a great adventure for you I'm sure. Since my day was filled with cleaning the coops, figure out what you're going to do with poop! For being such small creatures they create a large amount of waste.

Get everything ready before they get to you. Make sure the coop and run if you have one is finished. Test out the waterers, since you live in a cold climate I assume you have some type of heated waterer and they definitely don't need to freeze over.

I'd start a chicken first aid kit too. This thread lists some must haves even though it's for ducks.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ine-cabinet-is-it-anything-like-this.1295284/

And this article is also helpful.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...essential-supplies-and-how-to-use-them.64830/

At the very least have gloves, vet wrap, antibiotic ointment (non-pain relieving kind prefered), blu-kote and a dog crate (for a quick removal of sick/injured bird).

The flock says welcome too!