Hi, welcome to BYC, thats a lot of chicks that you have to raise and plenty of variety too, I hope you enjoy using the forums. If you have questions theres many people on this site willing to help you.
Welcome to BYC, congrats on taking that big step for getting your first chickens, I hope your flock will be healthy and happy under your care. This forum has a lot of info and people willing to help you if you need some advice or have questions.
Most times bears are afraid of people but in this case the bear is associating people with food and it is no longer afraid of humans which is not good.
I like animals but when they become a threat like this one its time to either A. Tranq it, and relocate it to a reserve where people are not...
If it is killing your birds, and destroying property near or right outside your home its time to kill that thing before a human gets hurt or worse killed.
You will not be going to jail if it is self defense and if they claim that is the case take them to court as theres no way they can legally...
Thank you for the warm welcome everyone, the main reason I am not getting birds at this time is not being fully prepared yet and one of my two dogs will try to eat them. My dog is very active and he loves to get into things, he is also a big barker.
Still plan to get birds at some point but...
Hi, just joined BYC and am looking to meet people who already have pet chickens and to get some information before I decide if I want to start a flock of birds at some point.
Been reading up and researching so that I can figure out if I should get some chickens in the future.
So far I have...