Starting a flock 🐤♥️

[HAPPYPONY15]

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes, I am raising my first chicks now.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
5 (hopefully all hens)

(3) What breeds do you have?
A Barred Rock, an Amerucana, a Buff Orpington, a Rhode Island Red, and an Australorp.

(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens?
I love the idea of homesteading and becoming self-reliant, so getting chickens is a major step forward to my goal.

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?
I ride horses and care lease a horse, and I love to read and garden.


If anyone could give me some advice on sexing 5–6-week-old Barred Rock, Amerucana, Buff Orpington, Rhode Island Red, or Australorp chicks, or anything else it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I am building a really nice coop with the Third Coast Craftsman coop plans, so our chickens will have a secure place to live.

 

[Raisin_The_Chicken]

hello and welcome!

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[thecatumbrella]

Welcome in! If you're looking for gender guesses, post photos of their combs and where the back meets the tail.

We also have the plans from third coast craftsman! It's a nice build, but the run could definitely be a bit larger, IMO. I do like the coop a lot.

 

[ChickenShepherd_6116]

Looks like you have a great variety in your flock!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

I would post pictures of them here and folks who know will help you: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/what-breed-or-gender-is-this.15/

 

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Make yourself at home here, and any time you have questions, don't hesitate to post in the appropriate forum.

 

[chrissynemetz]

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