Chickens in Dallas

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Oliver_Douglas

Chirping
7 Years
Jul 27, 2017
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Fairview, TX
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?

Completely new. First chicks arrived 2 years ago.

(2) How many chickens do you have right now?.

Six...no five...no four...no three...most lost to predators, one to disease.

(3) What breeds do you have?

Rhode Island Red & New Hampshire Red

(4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com?

Search engine

(5) What are some of your other hobbies?

Cabinetry


(6) Tell us about your family, your other pets, your occupation, or anything else you'd like to share.

30 minutes north of Dallas. Entire family has really enjoyed the chickens, as they provide eggs and are completely different from my 'official' work--university instructor. Predators here are numerous and deadly! Snakes, racoons, skunk, coyote.
 
You got a nice breeder of true Ameracuanas up there if you are even interested in that breed let me know and I will share his info.
Hi :frow
Welcome to BYC!
We are so glad you joined our coop.
This video should help you find your way around the site.
 
Please check out the predator threads, and coops section as well to find out how to safeguard your flock. Sounds like they cannot be free ranged in your area, and secure Fort Knox type coop & run (with cover) may be the only way they can survive.
 
drumstick diva said:
Please check out the predator threads, and coops section as well to find out how to safeguard your flock. Sounds like they cannot be free ranged in your area, and secure Fort Knox type coop & run (with cover) may be the only way they can survive.
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Thanks for the tip. I did underestimate things for sure--amazing the critters you don't even see--snakes and skunks for example--until there's a reason for them to come out. Last year it was snakes, who killed one chick (just suffocated it, then spat it out because it was too big to swallow). Had one hawk attack, but the hen survived and even returned to top of the pecking order for the next two years. I don't like the idea of enclosing them--but yes, it's certainly better than them being attacked. Last year we spread a net over an entire coral pen--about 40x40. That has worked worked well for hawk predators, and all was well until the recent invasion of skunks, which hopefully I've now scared off.
 

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