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[Chaneys Ranch]

Predator Chart

Skin N Fluff~ Sorry, it took longer for me to get back home...now we're having a big thunderstorm. Anyway, here are the pages that I scanned from this book. Although it's considered copyright material, I view it as free advertising for the book. Amazon shows "preview pages of books," so this is similar. : - )

jchny~ Can these be posted somewhere for quick reference?

I am thinking the member page, If we can make a link to this post specifically.

 

[Mother2Hens]

Soon to be hen owners here! We're in the Indy area. Would love to find more local resources for purchasing our future hens and supplies. We're familiar with Naptown Chickens and are really looking forward to learning as much as we can about this new venture!

Tirningirl~ Welcome to the Indiana Thread! Feel free to ask questions, post photos, and tell stories. There are many friendly and knowledgable members who are glad to help. If you are curious about certain topics, you can always go to "Search This Thread," which is located at the top and bottom of the pages of posts. If you want to see who lives in your area, click on the Indiana BYCers Member List link at the bottom of this post.

Peaceful Walls~ I love the little striped quail babies!
racinchickins~ Wow-- the Coke can photo really emphasizes how tiny your chicks are.
CCChickens~ Nine chicks sounds like a good hatch!
Craftychick~ Terrible about the dog! Photo posted --You have darling kids who'll have great memories at their grandparents' lake house.
SkinNFluff~ Funny story about a tragic experience. Finding the humor in absurd situations is a good coping skill. From what you've previously posted about your house fire, I bet that experience helps you put things in perspective.
BirdyLady~ Sorry about your loss!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

wow, so i went up to northern indiana to visit family the last 4 days. i am so not readine through the last 200 posts. the 2nd day we were there our older neighbor called. she said" i think your dog got loose and i hear squaking over there" and i said"our dog is with us..." she dropped the phone and ran over. someones dog traveled over a mile and killed 3 of my young chickens. i had always let them out to free range from dawn til dusk. never a problem. when i left for vacation i left my millie pair and black cochin hen in a tractor, my adult BO in their coop with the pop door to their run open, and the bantams/young BO door open with a fence tacked to the walls to make a run. it had jumped through the fence with the young ones.. grrrrrr so mad. people need to keep their dogs HOME!!! i have seen this dog one other time, at night, in the field. i would leave our dog out on a line next to the coops if i knew she wouldnt get pregnant or killed. i will shoot if i see it again.
sorry, had to vent. anyway, nice to see family for a few days. heres a pic of my kids at their grandparents lake house

I am so sorry to hear.

Wonderful that you got to get away and visit your family!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

I am still catching up on all the posts

I am so sorry to hear of the losses everyone has experienced. Raccoon and all the other critters are feeding young, so be extra prepared for predators. I have sure had my share of it this year too.
So many new babies!

Love all the wonderful pictures!!

 

[Mother2Hens]

jchny~ Another handy resource to post is the link to Indiana DNR - Nuisance Wildlife. http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/2351.htm
The site has lots of good info about various animals as well as info about permits and licenses.

I'm not sure where the best place is to post this, but Nuisance Wildlife is a topic that unfortunately keeps popping up on the thread.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

jchny~ Another handy resource to post is the link to Indiana DNR - Nuisance Wildlife. http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/2351.htm
The site has lots of good info about various animals as well as info about permits and licenses.

I'm not sure where the best place is to post this, but Nuisance Wildlife is a topic that unfortunately keeps popping up on the thread.

another good one for the member page! There's a lot of good information from the DNR website.
Will work on it tomorrow if we get the rain we're supposed to.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Tirningirl~ Welcome to the Indiana Thread! Feel free to ask questions, post photos, and tell stories. There are many friendly and knowledgable members who are glad to help. If you are curious about certain topics, you can always go to "Search This Thread," which is located at the top and bottom of the pages of posts. If you want to see who lives in your area, click on the Indiana BYCers Member List link at the bottom of this post.

Peaceful Walls~ I love the little striped quail babies!
racinchickins~ Wow-- the Coke can photo really emphasizes how tiny your chicks are.
CCChickens~ Nine chicks sounds like a good hatch!
Craftychick~ Terrible about the dog! Photo posted --You have darling kids who'll have great memories at their grandparents' lake house.
SkinNFluff~ Funny story about a tragic experience. Finding the humor in absurd situations is a good coping skill. From what you've previously posted about your house fire, I bet that experience helps you put things in perspective.
BirdyLady~ Sorry about your loss!

Not as good as I had hoped, but okay.I started out with 27 eggs by lockdown I was down to 21eggs, 9 hatched and noow I am down to 12 eggs.Hoping I have some slackers lol!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I am not so fond of the DNR that is closest to me.I sent them some emails and they never responded.It has been somewhere between 6-12 months, can't remember exactly.

 

[Too Fast]

Wow! Thanks for all the responses. I"m going to try to reply to everyone. I don't know how to use multiple quotes.

I've been checking out breeds, and to be honest, I"m pretty overwhelmed! I think I would like to get the larger birds. I would like eggs, but mostly I want them as pets, and I thought it would be a cool experience for the kids. My oldest had eggs that they hatched in her classroom last year, and she was utterly heartbroken when the farmer took his chickens back.

I checked out the coop section as well. We happen to have one of those playschool houses that they have long outgrown. I think we will use that to convert to a coop. I never would have thought about it, if not for this site!

I live in Lake CO, not Porter. But I have neighbors with chickens and horses. In fact, there is a horse ranch right behind my house, so I really hadn't even considered zoning being a problem. I live in an unincorporated area. No HOA here.

What kind of chickens do ya'll have?

We have 8 chickens, 2 amber-links, 2 New Hampshire (1 roo), 2 white leghorns and 2 silver laced wyandottes (1 roo). We did a lot of research before building our coop and are glad we did. It's built like a fortress, but a raccon can reach thru the run in some areas. Not concerned about that tho since the coop is very secure. We were going to get 4. Chicken math took over and made us double that! The roosters are crowing now, at 15 weeks old. This is our first time with chickens. A big

to the no HOA! I won't ever live in a place like that, seen too many people complain about it. To multi-quote, simply click ''multi'' on every quote you want to quote, and click on ''quote'' on the last one. Do a lot of research so you won't be disapointed. Welcome!

Soon to be hen owners here! We're in the Indy area. Would love to find more local resources for purchasing our future hens and supplies. We're familiar with Naptown Chickens and are really looking forward to learning as much as we can about this new venture!

Welcome! This is a fun site, do a lot of research before making any decisions. We got a lot of info from the big Central Library downtown, that's how we found out about this web site. This is our first time with chickens also.
Oh yeah, the build always takes longer than you think. Don't worry, it sounds like you are doing it right, not compromising. Keep at it! When done, you'll be happy you did it right.

 

[ShawnaScott]

Boy do I have catching up to do! I've had a very eventful week! Been working on the coop all week, and it finally has four walls and a roof of sorts! We've still gotta get the permanent roof on, and paint it, and then do the work to make it "pretty" but at least the chickies have a place to sleep. Yesterday the chickies got free of their "brooder" pen, and knocked over a lamp and started a fire. Luckily, DH caught it and none of the chickens were hurt. We had to put them in the garage while we got the last wall of the coop up, and one of the roosters fell in an oil bucket. I've got the majority of the oil out of his feathers, but he's still a weird color. I hope it doesn't hurt him.

I am still 99% sure that one of my leghorns is a boy. It looks nothing like the other two, but people still insist that the coloration makes it a girl....