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JaredCrue

JaredCrue

In the Brooder
Nov 20, 2016
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Western New York
My Coop
My Coop
Hello,
I've been using BYC for most of my chicken research.
Designing the coop, feed, and so on.

I've had two flocks so far.
One batch of old hens a farmer gave me.
Though their laying days were over, they seemed healthy.
One day a predator got to them, and killed them all.
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BUT, they gave me good insight for the next flock.

In preparation for the next flock I:
Tightened up coop security.
(Bonus: A neighbor was trapping raccoons and I caught a couple in some aviary netting)
Removed a roost that wasn't needed.
Planned for winter.

Now I have 6 happy hens that I raised, they just started laying this fall.
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They appear to be happy and healthy.

I haven't had chickens through the winter yet, but I have started winterizing the coop.
And once again, I'm looking through BYC for advice.
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I live in Western New York, where the wind blows, and the lakes vomit snow...
 
G’Day from down under JaredCrue
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Welcome!

I am so sorry to hear of your loss
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Living in Aus, cold and snow are definitely not my forte and I am currently preparing for another hot and humid summer. However, as you have probably found, there are lots of informative threads on winterizing the coop on BYC.

I hope you enjoy it here; not only is BYC overflowing with lots of useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun. Unlike non chicken loving friends, family and colleagues, BYC’ers never tire of stories or pictures about chickens, turkeys, duck, quail, Peas and pretty much any other feathered and non feathered friends
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Hi :welcome

Glad you could join the flock! Sorry to hear you lost your first flock of girls :hugs As you prepare for winter you might like to check out these articles and threads ~ https://www.backyardchickens.com/newsearch?search=Winter+chicken+keeping+#
Lots of great info there that I'm sure you will find helpful.

Wishing you the very best of luck and enjoy your time here on BYC :frow
 
Hello and welcome to BYC - great that you have joined us. You have some great advice / links - there's quite a few threads bouncing around at the moment about preparing for winter, so there will be plenty to read.

Best wishes
CT
 
You may want to check out the predator threads for more information about preventing raccoon attack., tTey are the nastiest beasts and will bite off any part they can snag through a fence. they dig, climb, jump down from trees have infinite patience, persistence and opposable thumbs. They can open nearly any lock a human can. When they are trapped/killed, more relatives rush in to fill the void.
 
Hello there, and welcome to Backyard Chickens! I am so glad you joined us, I do hope you will make yourself at home here. Enjoy BYC!
 

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