AhManDuh loves chicks
In the Brooder
- Mar 7, 2024
- 5
- 13
- 26
Well my names Amanda I'm from western ny area if you know where buffalo and Niagara falls is im smack dab in the middle of the two in a place called North Tonawanda.... This is my 2nd time with Chickie's since my first last yr unfortunately in Feb on the 19th five days after my bday I walked out and found piles of feathers 
that same day later on my neighbors called to tell me to protect my chickens bc a fox was around unfortunately it was to late I never cried so hard guys it broke me well the day before their unfortunate demise which I hope was painless a lady Sam and her family hatched some of the first babies they had then posted to get rid of 4 babies who were brand new and my ex found it sent it and guess what they were mine and I'm so grateful for them and her family too it's been a rocky road worrying about the fact that there are fox and babies outside now I'm so scared that here we are past the point of when my birds should be outside and they are still in the house with me ugh im super nervous but anyways i have 2 kids 5 yr old boy Julian and almost 19 yr old girl Chloe i have 3 bearded dragons and 2 grown cats 4 kitten's and an English Bulldog Burtha Mae .... Full house here btw the lady I got these chicks from her daughter will be 18 the same day myne turns 19 how crazy is that right.... Anyways I'm 37 yrs young 
who am I kidding I'm old and I feel all the aches and pains 
I have questions how to deter fox since we may have about 15 in our area rn and this is a city btw not no countryside idk y theyre still here we have no more bunnies or anything it's quite sad 
but also the mama or daddy fox I think mama has a lot of balls comes running up toward ppl and animals and children and it don't matter how much noise or things u throw they don't care it's like they're immune HELP ME I have a big metal cage that was $500.00 8ft x 8ft x 6.5ft it's welded metal not cheap and has a top I have a 5hun dollar coop that's going into this but I don't know how to go about putting hardware cloth or spikes around it to prevent them from digging and getting in so any ideas or suggestions would be great 
thank you so much for having me and I appreciate all of u btw I been reading stuff on here for the last yr and you are all wonderful chicken mama and daddies and papa and gmas and siblings which ever u prefer to be is all good in the hood lol but yes please 
help me and my feathered friends I named this one nugget (roo) foo foo short for foo fighters(possible roo or hen) btw my son named foo foo and baby butt (hen) and then i named sapphire (hen) I know pullet a Cockerel but same difference just younger and older pretty much they are teenagers lol anyways I'm guna share this before I keep going and type ur eyes dry lol I'm ADHD so it should explain the all over the place of my intro and help needed here much love to all of you xoxo
that same day later on my neighbors called to tell me to protect my chickens bc a fox was around unfortunately it was to late I never cried so hard guys it broke me well the day before their unfortunate demise which I hope was painless a lady Sam and her family hatched some of the first babies they had then posted to get rid of 4 babies who were brand new and my ex found it sent it and guess what they were mine and I'm so grateful for them and her family too it's been a rocky road worrying about the fact that there are fox and babies outside now I'm so scared that here we are past the point of when my birds should be outside and they are still in the house with me ugh im super nervous but anyways i have 2 kids 5 yr old boy Julian and almost 19 yr old girl Chloe i have 3 bearded dragons and 2 grown cats 4 kitten's and an English Bulldog Burtha Mae .... Full house here btw the lady I got these chicks from her daughter will be 18 the same day myne turns 19 how crazy is that right.... Anyways I'm 37 yrs young who am I kidding I'm old and I feel all the aches and pains I have questions how to deter fox since we may have about 15 in our area rn and this is a city btw not no countryside idk y theyre still here we have no more bunnies or anything it's quite sad but also the mama or daddy fox I think mama has a lot of balls comes running up toward ppl and animals and children and it don't matter how much noise or things u throw they don't care it's like they're immune HELP ME I have a big metal cage that was $500.00 8ft x 8ft x 6.5ft it's welded metal not cheap and has a top I have a 5hun dollar coop that's going into this but I don't know how to go about putting hardware cloth or spikes around it to prevent them from digging and getting in so any ideas or suggestions would be great thank you so much for having me and I appreciate all of u btw I been reading stuff on here for the last yr and you are all wonderful chicken mama and daddies and papa and gmas and siblings which ever u prefer to be is all good in the hood lol but yes please help me and my feathered friends I named this one nugget (roo) foo foo short for foo fighters(possible roo or hen) btw my son named foo foo and baby butt (hen) and then i named sapphire (hen) I know pullet a Cockerel but same difference just younger and older pretty much they are teenagers lol anyways I'm guna share this before I keep going and type ur eyes dry lol I'm ADHD so it should explain the all over the place of my intro and help needed here much love to all of you xoxo
Glad you joined.
If all else fails, a giant run will protect your birds if free ranging is too dangerous. The best way to foil the diggers is to bury railroad ties level to the surface of the ground and mount your coop and run to them. Best wishes with your flock!
