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  1. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    Well, the thing about the dog- he jumped out of my neighbor's car window and the chickens had wandered to the front yard when it happened, so even though it was my yard, it was also my fault for being so lax. I am curious to know more about that netting that you mention- is there a link you can...
  2. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    I wanted to tell you that as of about a week and a half ago, the babies are sleeping in the big coop with Gizmos! I put a second perch in there. For several days they huddled in the corner under the shelter. They sometimes tried to get up on the perch with her but she would shoot them a look and...
  3. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    Never mind! I searched the site for this, realizing that it must be a fairly common question. Duh. Here's the link to the answer, in case anyone else is interested. In a nutshell, feed them all starter feed, offering oyster shell supplements to only the adult. It's more important that the babies...
  4. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    Thanks again my fellow chicken lovers, for your endless support and good ideas. You are all such a wealth of ideas and I really appreciate it. I wanted to give you an update and ask yet ANOTHER question, as we move forward to full integration of the two babies into the remaining flock of one...
  5. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    Thanks again. This will be an interesting challenge for me. I imagine I will be making more than one trip to Home Depot as I figure it out, but it will be a learning experience. I will take you up on that offer to pm you if I need more advice. Much appreciated.
  6. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    Thanks so much. This is very helpful and I will use it as a reference as I figure it out. Now I'm going to Google hardware cloth so I know what it is!
  7. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    Yes! Thanks so much! It is temporary just until they are big enough to truly defend themselves against my lone hen who is the sweetest thing in the world with me but acts like the chicken version of Joan Crawford in Mommy Dearest to the babies . I look forward to figuring out how to turn this...
  8. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    Hi Everyone! I wanted to give you an update on our situation and ask for some advice. After endless offers of hens that didn't seem like good matches for us, I ended up with two brand new chicks. I went to the general store to "look" and... well, we know how that goes. One is a Delaware and...
  9. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    Quote: EXACTLY! You know what the problem is? If it DOESN'T work out, then it's not like you can just return the chicks. Now you have a new set of problems. We need a "speed dating for chickens" event or something- to see who would get along.
  10. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    Gizmos is over a year old. Her coop is only big enough for a total of three so I could get either one or two more. My instinct is to get one for her, but it seems wrong to raise a chick alone... seems like they should have flock mates too... and yet our coop is not big enough to "fence off" a...
  11. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    Hello Flock, First of all, I wanted to tell you that Gizmos, our lone chicken, has taken to hopping up on my lap every single evening before bed time. She wipes her beak back and forth on my which I think is affection, we cluck back and forth, and eventually she hunkers down and goes to sleep...
  12. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    What I am learning from this forum and some friends who have had chickens is that raising chickens is as much an art as it is a science- perhaps even more an art. Some people have had excellent results raising chicks with older hens. Others have not. We attempted to integrate Gizmos into another...
  13. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    Thanks. Well, here's an update: I got an email from her new foster mother explaining that in spite of introducing her according to all of the books' suggestions, her chickens were quite aggressive. Ours (Gizmos is her name) was very sweet and not at all picking a fight (maternal pride- my kid is...
  14. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    Thanks, Elmo. This helps. What is your opinion about bringing her back into the flock much later? Maybe the answer is that if she's doing well in her own flock we should let her be. If she's not, perhaps she would do better returning to her original place (here) with younger flock mates. I...
  15. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    Thanks, everyone. Somehow it makes me feel less crazy to know that others have the same attachment to their chickens. Ironically, I never even wanted chickens. I was totally against the idea b/c one of our dogs is a pit bull. My son lobbied for a solid year before I gave in. And slowly they won...
  16. sandykopandy

    all but one chicken killed

    Hi All~ Can you please help me with a question? We had 3 beloved chickens. Two were killed yesterday by the neighbor's dog who jumped out of her car window. They were not in their coop at the time. Our grief (my kids' and mine) is great. They were really special to us. The third- I just couldn't...
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