soon to be chicken parent!

[The Yellow Egg Road]

i live in south east texas; at the end of summer im planing on getting chickens! im not sure what type yet... i hape to learn as much as i can hear befor i get them because this sight seem to have a lot of good information if anyone has some sugestions on what are good chickens to rase in veary humid and warm wether let me know .

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC and congrats on your new hobby. I’ll let others chime in with breed suggestions, though asking on your state thread may help.

Here are some links to key resources:

• List of guides on how to use the site - announcements-feedback-issues-guides.3
• Great resource for beginners = https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/category/learning-center.11/
• Good starting point for browsing the site - https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/
• Interesting feedback on how members manage their flocks -https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/topic-of-the-week-thread-archives
• Excellent source of local information - Find your State's thread.

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[Leahs Coop]

Hello, and a warm welcome to Backyard Chickens! It's great to have you here with us and I hope you enjoy it here as much as we all do!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
If you have warm humid weather, you will want a very well ventilated coop. Lots of windows backed with 1/2" hardware cloth for cross breezes and vents up high, between the rafters under the eaves, again, backed with 1/2" HC.
Leghorns would do well.

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Glad that you joined us! Set up your coop before you get your chick's or chicken's. Chick's grow pretty fast. As far as choosing the right chicken breed that you should get, are you looking for egg's, meat, or one that is dual-purpose for meat and egg's?

 

[The Yellow Egg Road]

Hello, and welcome! Glad that you joined us! Set up your coop before you get your chick's or chicken's. Chick's grow pretty fast. As far as choosing the right chicken breed that you should get, are you looking for egg's, meat, or one that is dual-purpose for meat and egg's?

I'm wanting yo have 5-6 chickens. 2-3 for eggs, 2 for meat, and maybe a rooster.

 

[BlueBaby]

The Naked Neck's would take care of all of that for the meat and the egg's. They are a very good dual-purpose breed. The rooster's are pretty mellow too, as mine has never tried to attack me. That's him in in my avatar picture.

 

[CarpCharacin]

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

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal Flock!

 

[Melky]

Welcome to BYC!​