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[msarnold]

Hi im from ohio. Im currently raising a small flock of 5 birds due to a terrible raccoon insident this past fall. Adding more here this week. I love my girls and love fresh eggs. I am foibg to venture inti the meat bird territory soon so will be asking lots of questions.

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, msarnold, and

! Pleased you joined our community! Sorry about your raccoon attack! Good luck to you and your new additions!

 

[CuzChickens]

Hello, and welcome to Backyard Chickens! There is an unbelievable source of great knowledge on here and wonderful, friendly folks! I do hope you'll make yourself at home here and enjoy it as much as I have!

~Cuz

 

[drumstick diva]

PLEASE !!! check out the predator section for advice on preventing raccoon attacks. Are you allowed to shoot/trap them in your area? They are smart, agile, determined, and have opposable thumbs. They can open almost any latch -though they haven't figured out combination locks as yet. Even if they don't kill birds, the survivors are so maimed, they usually don't survive. They will even bite any chicken parts off, if they can get them through the openings in wire fencing.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. You may wish to check out the "Meat birds etc" forum.

Best wishes
CT

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under msarnold

Welcome!

Sorry to hear of your loss

You might want to also pop in and say hello on your local thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you ‘Find your State’s thread.

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

 

[N F C]

This article from the Learning Center has some good information in it on adding birds to your flock:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/adding-to-your-flock

Isolation and integration are important things to be aware of. Best of luck with your plans!