Getting out of having backyard chickens

habz

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Once again I had a coyote kill off all but 1 chicken while I was away on business. One of my hens was broody and sitting in the nest box all day, so she was passed over. So now I have 2 choices:
Raise more chicks or find a new home for my 1 chicken. I know they are social so she won't do well alone. I have a friend who has some chickens. Any reason she would not do OK to get added to his flock? I know it's tough to introduce just one as she'll be challenged by every other bird. Thoughts?
 
Sorry for your loss. That's a purely personal decision to make...whether to get chicks or give up your hen. A couple of things to think about, do you travel a lot and that makes it hard to spend time strengthening the coop/run? And do you have someone dependable to keep an eye on things while you're gone?

Again, sorry for the loss, that always stinks.

P.S. Welcome to BYC!
 
How painful! Of you decide to keep her, there are tons of resources here for predator-proofing your coop, but if you decide not to, there are multiple threads about integrating a new chicken into an existing flock.

Welcome to BYC! So sorry for your loss.
 

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