[Maddie]

Hi
My husband sent me this site and it is excellent. I am not used to posting on line so this is new to me.
I live in a small coast town near Aberdeen but grew up in Carnoustie.
We have always had animals and really enjoy time with them. At present I have 2 Westies and a cat, but excitingly have just purchased 4 Buff Orpington chickens who are absolutely great.

I have never had chickens before, but have always wanted some and now cannot imagine life without them... Even the Westies are fascinated !

[sabrina]

Hi and welcome from Gamrie near Banff 

[Brucklay]

Welcome Maddie, from a misty Maud - not too far from you really North of Aberdeen - lots of great people on here for advice and like minded chat 

[Mammyshaz]

Hello and welcome from Durham.  sooo addictive. We started with a couple last year and are looking to get some more now.  The eggs are superb. I've never been offered so many other fruit/veg for swaps. Just cannot keep up. Being hybrids they each lay daily too 

[Bionic]

Welcome to the forum Maddie. 
We have 4 chickens, 2 light sussex, 1 black rock and 1 bluebelle. We have only had them for a couple of months but I find them fascinating too. They follow me about as if I was the pied piper. Its cupboard love really as they are only after food.
Sally

[HappyHippy]

Hello and welcome to TAS from me in Lesmahagow 
I used to love going to the 'Bervie chipper' when I lived up in Aberdeen     
Karen

[Rosemary]

Hello and welcome from Carnoustie 

[Rosadollymixture]

Hi Maddie

Good luck with the chickens. 

We got our first birds just over a year ago, I was reluctant to have them because I didn't think I could manage them but so glad I agreed.  I didn't realise chickens could have such character.  Now one year on we've just had our first lot of chicks hatch out and I'm hooked. 
Jackie (near Alford, Aberdeenshire)

[ambriel]

Hello Maddie, and welcome from the *other* Bervie, on the west coast.

[Ina]

Hi Maddie, and welcome

I'm in Bervie, too...

[chrismahon]

Hi Maddie and welcome to the forum. Buff Orpingtons -good choice. Very fond of our Orpingtons is my wife. I like my TNN's and English Leghorn bantams, but all our chickens are great!

[goosepimple]

Hi there Maddie, I'm originally from Dundee but now live in the borders, so hi and welcome from both places, I'm very fond of your area.

[Lesley Silvester]

   Hi and welcome from Shropshire.

[Mel]

Hi and welcome from Northants 

[Possum]

Hello from a surprisingly warm and sunny Somerset


Chickens are great aren't they? Such characters, and I swear you can have a conversation with them.