Free chick from McMurray

[JetsChickens]

She is very beautiful. I love her color! That would be cool if that is what my gray chick is.. roo or hen, doesn't really matter.
Thank you for sharing your picture of her

 

[JFreeman]

Well what do u recommend that u learned? I'm so afraid of predators getting them ..I love them so much

Don't keep dirt flooring, cover it with bricks, blocks, or concrete. Don't use fencing any bigger than 1/2" hardware cloth. Even chicken wire can let in snakes or allow racoon arms to reach in and brake chickens' legs. There are minor "shortcuts" I have, but it's on money saving, not safety, like use grass hay instead of wood shavings for bedding. It's not only cheaper $6.50/bale (my coop only needs one) vs $5.00/bag of shavings (my coop needs three). That kind of stuff.

 

[BV chickens]

I will probly need help in identifieding the chick, 1 1/2 months to go till chicks arrival,lol

 

[wendychicklawyr]

Don't keep dirt flooring, cover it with bricks, blocks, or concrete.  Don't use fencing any bigger than 1/2" hardware cloth. Even chicken wire can let in snakes or allow racoon arms to reach in and brake chickens' legs.  There are minor "shortcuts" I have, but it's on money saving, not safety, like use grass hay instead of wood shavings for bedding.  It's not only cheaper $6.50/bale (my coop only needs one) vs $5.00/bag of shavings (my coop needs three).  That kind of stuff.

I'm super paranoid about predators so my fiancé bought a shed and attached a run. We lock them in at night. We have 2 raccoons that I think live under my house ( we have an 1880s shotgun cracker house) and they haven't even tried. I am getting predator eyes today tho see if I can discourage anything further. I'm so sorry for ur loss I would be devistated. I have named almost all 78 of them.

 

[Gingersnap722]

I will probly need help in identifieding the chick, 1 1/2 months to go till chicks arrival,lol

No problem!

 

[Gingersnap722]

wendy!!!! My next door neighbor (who's chickens are right next to ours because our back yards on that side of the lot are up against each other) caught a fox in with her chickens this morning!!! I was hoping we didn't have any more foxes around, but we do. They let their chickens out pretty early. Right after 7am, she was sitting on her porch and saw something red in the semi open chicken run. She then saw a tail and took off running towards it. He had four of her chickens cornered, but she scared him off. The fox went over her fence and ran into our yard. All of our chickens are out there where the fox was. Thank goodness they were still locked up. She came in our yard and walked our fence line and checked on our chicks and hens and everything was fine. I'm so paranoid now!! I know they're ok, but I'm still paranoid!! YIKES!!

 

[wendychicklawyr]

OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!! I dont even let mine out without sitting right there anymore, im sooo afraid of predators. Im ordering 5 sets of nite eyes now!!

 

[Gingersnap722]

Our chickens free range during the day and our neighbors have a big open space that's fenced, but not covered where their chickens range all day. We knew fox had been around in the past, but didn't really know if any were still around until this morning. I might get up early tomorrow and go sit in the barn to see if I spot him. Maybe I should do some research and see if it's legal to shoot them in Florida.

 

[JFreeman]

I'm super paranoid about predators so my fiancé bought a shed and attached a run. We lock them in at night. We have 2 raccoons that I think live under my house ( we have an 1880s shotgun cracker house) and they haven't even tried. I am getting predator eyes today tho see if I can discourage anything further. I'm so sorry for ur loss I would be devistated. I have named almost all 78 of them.

I'm a stay at home mom, and my guys are only out when I'm home. The only thing I'm partly worried about during the day is a hawk that flies every once in a while over the property. Many of our neighbors have chickens, and they let theirs out for longer periods than I do. As long as I get out and shut them in before it gets too dark, I haven't seen any fatalities due to letting them free range. Maybe you won't have to use that shotgun. I haven't seen any coons around here, but I'm sure they are out there.

wendy!!!! My next door neighbor (who's chickens are right next to ours because our back yards on that side of the lot are up against each other) caught a fox in with her chickens this morning!!! I was hoping we didn't have any more foxes around, but we do. They let their chickens out pretty early. Right after 7am, she was sitting on her porch and saw something red in the semi open chicken run. She then saw a tail and took off running towards it. He had four of her chickens cornered, but she scared him off. The fox went over her fence and ran into our yard. All of our chickens are out there where the fox was. Thank goodness they were still locked up. She came in our yard and walked our fence line and checked on our chicks and hens and everything was fine. I'm so paranoid now!! I know they're ok, but I'm still paranoid!! YIKES!!

We have a fox that lives in the woods and property behind our house. I haven't seen evidence of it coming to the front yard (where my chickens are). I think there may be enough prey to keep it busy elsewhere. I see a lot of tracks out in my veggie garden: rabbit, fox, deer, etc. We also have wood mice around here. A few have ventured in, but not many return.

 

[Gingersnap722]

I never see evidence of the fox either, but that little dude is out there, lol!!