Lilben0912
In the Brooder
- Jun 15, 2020
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Howdy Y’all!
My name is Ben! Just about a year and a half ago I separated from the Air Force after my 4 year contract was up. I bought a house in upstate NY just over a year ago with my wife. We have 2 amazing young boys. One is 2 1/2 and one is 6 months. We have 2 dogs, a German Shepard husky and a Pit bull terrier. Middle of April during quarantine I was at Tractor supply and said screw it and bought 8 chickens. Called my wife of course before I bought them and said Wouldn’t it be cute for our 2 year old to wake us from his nap and see chicks. We have 4 golden laced Wyandotte’s and 4 Barred rocks. About 2 weeks ago they went into the coop and a week after they went into the coop we let them out. We are doing 100% free range. The next day I see something with a tail run into the coop about an hour after I opened up the coop. Found a cat in the coop and shot of a warning shoot with my shotgun. About 30 mins later I see the cat about 20 yards from my hens just staring at them. I put my girls away and start taking to the neighbors. Found out it belongs to a neighbor who has 9outdoor cats and 4 dogs. She said she couldn’t keep the cats inside. So the next day I bought a 2 year old Rhode Island Red rooster. We named him Red Rocket. Haven’t had a problem with the cats since and the hens seem happier. Just wanted to say hi as I am newtoo chickens as of April and have gotten all my info from backyard chickens!!
My name is Ben! Just about a year and a half ago I separated from the Air Force after my 4 year contract was up. I bought a house in upstate NY just over a year ago with my wife. We have 2 amazing young boys. One is 2 1/2 and one is 6 months. We have 2 dogs, a German Shepard husky and a Pit bull terrier. Middle of April during quarantine I was at Tractor supply and said screw it and bought 8 chickens. Called my wife of course before I bought them and said Wouldn’t it be cute for our 2 year old to wake us from his nap and see chicks. We have 4 golden laced Wyandotte’s and 4 Barred rocks. About 2 weeks ago they went into the coop and a week after they went into the coop we let them out. We are doing 100% free range. The next day I see something with a tail run into the coop about an hour after I opened up the coop. Found a cat in the coop and shot of a warning shoot with my shotgun. About 30 mins later I see the cat about 20 yards from my hens just staring at them. I put my girls away and start taking to the neighbors. Found out it belongs to a neighbor who has 9outdoor cats and 4 dogs. She said she couldn’t keep the cats inside. So the next day I bought a 2 year old Rhode Island Red rooster. We named him Red Rocket. Haven’t had a problem with the cats since and the hens seem happier. Just wanted to say hi as I am newtoo chickens as of April and have gotten all my info from backyard chickens!!
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