Martington Bear
Chirping
- May 13, 2022
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Very sorry to read of your misfortune. I feel your pain!
Started out with chickens roughly four years back myself. Began with 15 TSC chicks, then after a few months, added 31 hatchery chicks.
In retrospect, there is no substitute for actual experience. Reading and vids are a good start, access to a resource like BYC and it's members is great, but still no substitute for actual lived experiences.
My experiences with predators included and owl attack that partially blinded one of my hens, some crafty possums eating eggs, and a sustained encounter with a group of nasty trash pandas, who wiped out my flock, from 46 adult birds , down to 5.
Tough times...but I learned a huge amount, rebuilt the flock to 40, reconfigured the flock, built a nice fortress of a coop, made other improvements and kept a good attitude. None of it possible without my wife!
So, soldier on! Ask for advice. And enjoy the experience and your flock!
Started out with chickens roughly four years back myself. Began with 15 TSC chicks, then after a few months, added 31 hatchery chicks.
In retrospect, there is no substitute for actual experience. Reading and vids are a good start, access to a resource like BYC and it's members is great, but still no substitute for actual lived experiences.
My experiences with predators included and owl attack that partially blinded one of my hens, some crafty possums eating eggs, and a sustained encounter with a group of nasty trash pandas, who wiped out my flock, from 46 adult birds , down to 5.
Tough times...but I learned a huge amount, rebuilt the flock to 40, reconfigured the flock, built a nice fortress of a coop, made other improvements and kept a good attitude. None of it possible without my wife!
So, soldier on! Ask for advice. And enjoy the experience and your flock!
