Help! Emergency!

[Brooks_]

Very similar to how people used to call everything "gay".

And in another time, gay meant happy. Just throwing that out for no real reason.

 

[Brooks_]

Do you call a good learning opportunity "how to dig graves for all those whom suffered"?

Gonna guess nothing left to bury.

 

[Little Chicken Mama]

Very funny.

I know! I'm such a clown

 

[The smith family chicks]

It's just the connotation. Retarded is a word that was widely used for what we now call special needs. People often use it as a sub to stupid, ignorant, dumb. I grew up 80/90's and it was just a popular thing to say. I said it myself all the time. But now knowing the pain it can cause to special needs people, I took it out of use. Very similar to how people used to call everything "gay".

It's funny that I find this conversation much more relatable and interesting that the original posted who HAS to be pretending to introduce chickens to raccoons. I refuse to believe that is true. lol.

I said that I understand why I shouldn't do that. I will not stand by while you people are making fun of me and my husband.

 

[Little Chicken Mama]

I said that I understand why I shouldn't do that. I will not stand by while you people are making fun of me and my husband.

Well then don't come here with questions like that lol.

 

[Brooks_]

I said that I understand why I shouldn't do that

Then you agree to secure them? And will post pics of your set up?

 

[Little Chicken Mama]

Yes please post pics of your coop

 

[The smith family chicks]

Then you agree to secure them? And will post pics of your set up?

Yes. I will post pictures of my coop when I get home from work.

 

[The smith family chicks]

Yes please post pics of your coop

Ok.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Ok.

I thought you were joking as well..... but after reading through the thread I'm thinking maybe you are serious. If that is the case, I suggest not getting any more chickens until you've spent some time doing research on how to care for poultry. And I'm not even sorry for sounding rude here, but why on earth do you think it's acceptable to yell at children for being upset over the loss of their pets? Like take a step back here and analyze the situation, please. I would even guess that your kids were against "leaving the coop open for the coons". Is that true?

So now that I've got that off my chest, to address the poultry-related issues:

Here on BYC there are 62 articles geared for first-time chicken keepers which you can view here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/categories/getting-started-raising-chickens.21/

And among those articles is an excellent "Chicken Keeping 101" Article with links to additional resources: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-to-raise-chickens.47660/#housing

Chickens taste delicious to any animal that eats meat. That includes cats, dogs, humans, hawks, coyotes, racoons, weasels, and the list goes on. If it eats meat, your chicken is on the menu.

Chickens need proper feed. Chickens need fresh water daily. They need SPACE to move around. They need a secure coop that is locked up at night, every single night. Most importantly, they need an owner who actually cares enough to take care of them. They aren't some joke, or impromptu investment. They are a living creature that depends on us to survive, just like your children do.

Edited to add: I hope that you apologize to your children.