Chickens for almost a year.. first massacre yesterday. :(

And will she be okay day in/day out without leaving the coop, long-term? I mean, I've only free-ranged so I don't know.. It's not a space issue, she has the whole 4x8 coop to herself, but I'm wondering about sunshine & such?
Such hard decisions to make. In situation I think I would get started on a good strong run before I got more. It wouldn't be a bad idea to also build an additional pen for new birds. your girl should be okay for a few weeks on her own, she would have to be isolated from the other birds anyway for a time.
As far as sun, can you let her out at least once a day with you out with her? I hope everything works out.
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Just some history; I live on the edge of a small community, Fairgrounds to one side an elderly neighbor to the other, with none behind us. I was free ranging my flock in an area behind their coop this summer with no problems. We finished a large run area for them now, and I still let them out occasionally during the day when I'm home! We are lucky enough to have only had one incident with a hawk (he picked up a bird I had nursed after an injury that had some genetic issues already), but after reading stories like this and many others we weren't willing to keep taking chances. Unfortunately sometimes we have to compromise even the most ideal situation for the safety of our fluffy-butts
 
Thanks Tara Bella.. I can't let her out a lot during the week because it's all but dark when I get home.. But sometimes I can leave work a tad early. I did today, so when I got here I put her in the dog kennel that I nursed Rhoda in, on the grass without the pan in the bottom.

Olive seemed to enjoy pecking around the grass even in such a small space and tomorrow I get off at noon so she can have the whole afternoon, then the weekend of course. Plus I'm off Thurs and Fri next week so it'll give her enough I think. :)

I'm trying to decide now what kind of coop/run to do. Too many options and I haven't built up yet to asking hubby for help. He's terribly handy (he build my present coop which rocks), but only tolerates my animal obsessions because he loves me so much. ;) I'm almost certain he holds a tiny grudge that *just* one hen made it, otherwise he could talk me into just quitting birds for now.. :( lol
 
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Guys I'm so excited!! I've figures out what I want to do for a new flock and the best part is, we already have almost all the things we need!! I will post pics in a bit of my ideas. :D
 
Guys I'm so excited!! I've figures out what I want to do for a new flock and the best part is, we already have almost all the things we need!! I will post pics in a bit of my ideas.
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I do hope you start a new thread to tell of this new road you will travel.....maybe put a link in this thread to the new one?
 

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