Introducing myself-new member from Texas

[Weavus]

Hi everyone, I've come to this site often for advice about my chickens, and finally joined up today. Have a couple of sick chickens that I'm trying to nurse. So thankful for all of the advice in the boards here. I have 2 rhode island reds, 1 jersey giant, 3 americaunas, 1 sexlink (I think she's about to die), 1 legbar, 1 speckled sussex, and 3 big fat buff orpingtons (seriously the fattest chickens, so cute though). We love their eggs, but they are all mostly pets. Oh, and we have a Rio Grande tom that we've had since he was a baby, and we just found a Rio Grande lady for him, hoping to have some baby turkeys soon. Nice to meet everyone!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC - so very glad that you have joined our community.

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Sorry about your sexlink.. Good luck with the turkey hatch.

 

[drumstick diva]

 

[N F C]

Welcome to BYC!

You have a nice flock and now 2 turkeys too. If you have any questions about how to treat your sick sex link, you can post over on the emergencies/diseases forum with a complete description of the bird and what her symptoms are:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures

Good luck to you, thanks for joining us!

 

[Mutt Farm]

Howdy!

Love central TX! Lots of great folks near you on this site. Have a look around https://www.backyardchickens.com/newsearch?search=Texas

 

[trailrider330]

Welcome to the BYC flock! We are glad you joined us!

Hope your sick chickens will get better soon!

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[Weavus]

Thanks for all of the welcome messages-one of our sick chickens did make a full recovery, but sadly, the other won't get the chance. Raccoons managed to get her and one other (my favorite little sweet one)last night. It's my first experience losing chickens to a predator, and boy, it's heartbreaking.

 

[Mutt Farm]

I'm so sorry to hear that. It's heartbreaking to loose a chicken. Coons can be buggars to protect against. They are very smart, can open latches and have been known to grab a hen through the wire. I'm amazed at the stories I've read.

If you need help fortifying your coop against them, you might want to look around in https://www.backyardchickens.com/newsearch?search=raccons
and https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/13/predators-and-pests