Hey all!
I've recently joined the site in the hope to better look after my chickens. My family and I decided get chickens in an effort to become more self-sufficient growing our own fruit and vegetables we thought the next step would be to raise our own chickens for the eggs. We've had our chickens since early May, starting off with two white bantam Wyandottes, a blue-laced silver Wyandotte and a silver laced Wyandotte. Unfortunately our silver laced Wyandotte, Simone, passed away from being egg bound. Seemingly there was little we could do for her. About a month after Simone passed away, we introduced 3 new girls into the flock; the new pullets are a mixed breed and only young. Since having introduced the 3 new girls into the flock, we have lost 1 of the new pullets and just today we lost one of the bantam Wyandotte's to a respiratory infection. It turns out the new girls that were introduced were carriers of the infection.
With what started out as a way of being more self-sufficient and a desire to embrace natural whole foods free of chemicals and pharmaceuticals, has come at the cost of a number lives. I take great pleasure in caring for my chickens, and the recent deaths have left me a little disheartened. I feel quite responsible.
That said, moving forward i am hoping to better provide a wonderful and healthy environment for my chickens -- they are such a joy to have.
Regards,
Nathan
Sydney, Australia
I've recently joined the site in the hope to better look after my chickens. My family and I decided get chickens in an effort to become more self-sufficient growing our own fruit and vegetables we thought the next step would be to raise our own chickens for the eggs. We've had our chickens since early May, starting off with two white bantam Wyandottes, a blue-laced silver Wyandotte and a silver laced Wyandotte. Unfortunately our silver laced Wyandotte, Simone, passed away from being egg bound. Seemingly there was little we could do for her. About a month after Simone passed away, we introduced 3 new girls into the flock; the new pullets are a mixed breed and only young. Since having introduced the 3 new girls into the flock, we have lost 1 of the new pullets and just today we lost one of the bantam Wyandotte's to a respiratory infection. It turns out the new girls that were introduced were carriers of the infection.
With what started out as a way of being more self-sufficient and a desire to embrace natural whole foods free of chemicals and pharmaceuticals, has come at the cost of a number lives. I take great pleasure in caring for my chickens, and the recent deaths have left me a little disheartened. I feel quite responsible.
That said, moving forward i am hoping to better provide a wonderful and healthy environment for my chickens -- they are such a joy to have.
Regards,
Nathan
Sydney, Australia
