Finally got around to joining...

[gatorchick]

I am not a new chicken mom and have used the BYC site as a resource but am just now getting around to registering. I live in NE Tennessee and have four Comet hens. We moved here from North Central Florida three years ago where I had four Buff Orpingtons for six years. I can't lie...I loved my Buffs...they were sooo fluffy!!! My girls are my sanity. I teach special needs middle school students so the chickens are my stress relief. I had been moving their coop/tractor every day or two so they had new ground and a healthier environment, but it blew over in a really bad wind storm. I am in the middle of working out a permanent coop/run with the deep litter method. I want to make sure that it has good drainage as we have red clay soil and the least bit of rain makes a muddy mess.
Happy Henning!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Were your girls in the coop when it blew over?!
Nothing like a little Chicken Therapy to soothe the soul.

 

[gatorchick]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Were your girls in the coop when it blew over?!
Nothing like a little Chicken Therapy to soothe the soul.

YES!! But they have good survival instincts and the coop went one way rolling down the hill and they ran the other! I am lucky I was home and saw it happen. Needless to say it was not the best set up

 

[DobieLover]

YES!! But they have good survival instincts and the coop went one way rolling down the hill and they ran the other! I am lucky I was home and saw it happen. Needless to say it was not the best set up

What a heart attack moment that must have been! Poor girls.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC.
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Jump right in and make yourself at home.
What a scary event that must have been. Glad to hear everyone was ok.

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[alexa009]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens! I am sorry to hear that your coop was destroyed by a wind storm! I would make sure your next one is more heavily built and durable. My chickens also survived a fierce windstorm that even blew the chicken fence down. They can be tough little creatures!

 

[fldiver97]

Welcome! Good luck with your new coop!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community community!
Best wishes and have lots of fun!

 

[Melky]

Welcome to BYC!​

 

[PouleChick]

Bonjour and welcome from France! Wow that must have been so scary seeing the coop go flying! Good luck building something else - deep litter sounds like a great option for your soil. If you can maybe dig some drains in underneath as well to get rid of the worst of the water.