New to chickens

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. Good luck with your new birds, and please be mindful of the (see above) statements from @DobieLover

 

[NINZ1987]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! We're happy to have you with us!

Thank you!

 

[NINZ1987]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

It's easier to keep ducks separate from the chickens. Ducks make a huge mess with their water and drakes can kill chicken hens by trying to mate them.

Hi! Thank you. And thank you for that info. I plan on only having hens and girl ducks only. Luckily, I have a friend that will take a drake should one of these turn out to be one. It's the one rooster I'm having an issue getting rid of. My zone won't allow me to have a rooster. For now, they are all separated. I plan on introducing them when the get a bit older. Slowly, of course. Lol.

 

[NINZ1987]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Thanks for joining this fun and poultry loving community.

Thank you! I'm happy I've found it! There is so much great information here!

 

[NINZ1987]

Hello, glad to have you here! In case you haven't found it yet, here's a link to the Learning Center where you can find all sorts of information on chickens (and ducks): Learning Center

It's nice to have you here with us, make yourself at home!

Hi and Thank you! I spent quite a bit of time in that part of the site last night. It's so wonderful to have all the information I didn't know i would need. Like different egg shapes and stuff! I love this place!

 

[NINZ1987]

Hello and welcome! Hopefully your ducks are all hens too.
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Oh my gosh, I LOVE this picture!

 

[muddy75]

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC! We're glad you're here!

 

[Tookie]

Welcome! Nice to meet you. Good luck with your plans!