INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[Chaneys Ranch]

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Oh no! I am so sorry to hear. My neighbor gave his birds up recently due to all the predator issues. I have had raccoon and opossum problems here, and have 2 traps running nightly. Both full every morning. With all the new subdivisions going in, the wildlife have less food and space.. There are few animals left, such as cougar, to eat them, so they just continue to populate. Disease starts, they look for other food sources, so on.
so they invade the farms.. Unfortunately, those who trap and release also fuel the problem. One staple pops, or a board rots, and you are at risk of predators. Released predators have no chance to survive, and usually die in the road, or in another trap. This is just my opinion from 5 years of animal control and working with DNR on trapping, releasing and predator animals. There is no good answer, and really fuels a lot of debate. I was a wildlife rehabber for several years until I saw the truth, first hand myself.

 

[Mother2Hens]

Hello! I'm from a little town called Converse, in Grant County! My husband and I have a new flock of 10 hens, 2 cockerels, and 2 ducks. Although we have 25 straight run chicks coming our way soon, as well! Great to see a thread for all of us to connect, as I am sure I will be looking for info about chicken auctions and shows in the near future!

Hi Matt!
I'm new here as well, and I also live in Seymour, IN. I am hoping to start my own small flock soon. I read that you have had some issues with the ordinances recently, and I briefly remember seeing something in the newspaper about a new ordinance allowing chickens to be kept in town.

Anyways, nice to run into another BYCer from Seymour.

@oldrooster @pipdzipdnreadytogo @chick rookie ~ Good to see you back on the thread!

@jchny2000 So sorry to hear about the loss of your sweet Turkey named Puppy!

She was lucky to have you.
@barb s @chick rookie Congrats on your surprise chicks!
@Ol Grey Mare Great profile! https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/977461/byc-member-interview-ol-grey-mare

 

[CristinaSmith]

I am looking for some specific colors of silkies chicks: lavender, white, and blue cream partridge in Indiana close to Mooresville. Thanks!

 

[chick rookie]

I'm getting ready to put 6 Silkie eggs ( from my last black hen ) and my last fertile Am eggs ( I lost my Rooster to a unscheduled release that resulted in a 2 on 1 Rooster fight, RIP Gus I will miss u. u were the BEST. ) only have 3 eggs from him. Hope they hatch and I get a new rooster out of it. and 11 BYM eggs in my new Bator. I'm very nervous about it. I should let someone hatch out my AM eggs for me, someone more experienced, because it is so important to me but everyone already has their incubators full. Do I'm all I have and running out of time. Please all you por's out there send me some great hatching vibes.
Thank you @Mother2hens I am glad to be back, and very happy my hen showed up with chicks. I really thought I had lost her.

 

[ChickCrazed]

Morning all! I'm ready for this heat to go away again! Roughly 1/3 of my flock is trying to go broody on me. My broody breaker will be doing brisk business for a while! My Isbars are trying to be sneaky about it too. They have realized I steal their eggs from the nest boxes so two of them are trying to stash hidden nests anywhere they can.....under the tools in the shed.....in the hay in the horse barn......under trees.....I'm pretty sick of going on daily egg hunts!

I'm halfway through my Spring to-do list. I am hoping to get my garden planted and get mulching (6-8 yards of mulch each Spring) under way this week. I'm also hoping to start getting the horses back to work!

Hope everyone is doing well! Welcome to all the new members!

 

[BetaFish]

Hey I just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. I am from Tell City and have just started my journey with chickens I have 3 Ameracaunas, 3 Black Australorps, and 6 ISA Browns. Any advice you all can give will be GREATLY appreciated!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Hey I just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. I am from Tell City and have just started my journey with chickens I have 3 Ameracaunas, 3 Black Australorps, and 6 ISA Browns. Any advice you all can give will be GREATLY appreciated!

Glad to have you join the fun! You have a nice selection of birds there and will have a very colorful, very full, egg basket! I take it from your name you might also be a fish hobbyist?

What sort of advice are you looking for?

 

[chickiefreak]

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all you mom's out there! I think I have finally gotten caught up on posts. We have been moving at a fast and furious pace around here leaving little time to get on here ( other than falling asleep in bed as I try to read posts b4 I go to bed).

We are gone all day which leaves me a worried Chickie momma. One of my DD's 1 week old silkies just seemed off this morning. Not as active and unstable on her feet. We hand fed and watered her and left for church. We were home for a few minutes after church and she had moved from where we left her whuch i saw as a good sign. We hand fed and watered her again and left for our family gathering. Hopefully being separated will give her some time to recoup. I had not yet seperated the bantam chicks from the Buckeyes we got at the same time. We did that this morning. They are getting bigger and I'm afraid trampled her.

Of all the chicks to have a problem it would be my DD's silkies. The ones she has waited and anticipated for a year. They are named after Frozen characters and will probably keep thine names regardless of the sex.

Here is our sweet Anna:

And also here is my new adorable teapot ( both these pics are taken on my phone so not sure of the quality):

my sweet anna! I miss her now this morning I went down stairs and Anna's heat lamp was off I called out mommy!?!? Why is Anna's light off?!??!!my mom said she's then I knew she was gone! I can't even think about it right now! She died at 8:20 my mom said! Now I only have a Elsa, Olaf and arendale there's no anna! :-(

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

my sweet anna! I miss her now this morning I went down stairs and Anna's heat lamp was off I called out mommy!?!? Why is Anna's light off?!??!!my mom said she's then I knew she was gone! I can't even think about it right now! She died at 8:20 my mom said! Now I only have a Elsa, Olaf and arendale there's no anna! :-(

to you, I am so sorry that Anna has passed.

 

[chick rookie]

Hey I just wanted to take a minute to introduce myself. I am from Tell City and have just started my journey with chickens I have 3 Ameracaunas, 3 Black Australorps, and 6 ISA Browns. Any advice you all can give will be GREATLY appreciated!

Welcome to our place and of course

my sweet anna! I miss her now this morning I went down stairs and Anna's heat lamp was off I called out mommy!?!? Why is Anna's light off?!??!!my mom said she's then I knew she was gone! I can't even think about it right now! She died at 8:20 my mom said! Now I only have a Elsa, Olaf and arendale there's no anna! :-(

O I'm so sorry for you loss, RIR Anna.