Kat’s Journey into Chicken Keeping

[ChicoryBlue]

I haven’t posted here for awhile.
We’ve had some problems with feral and/or stray dogs. A stray dog came into our yard and killed some of our chickens. This has been very emotionally unsettling, and I haven’t been in the mood to post lately.
But we went to work and fenced in about a quarter of an acre or so of our back yard for our flock. We probably should have done this long ago, but our flock never left our property, in fact they stayed around the house mostly, and we were lured into a false sense of security.
The feral dog came right up to our porch area.
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And we have added nine new chicks to our family.
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Four weeks old, Orpingtons,

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1 1/2 weeks old, 2 SLWyandottes, and 1 RIR. There were two but one didn’t survive.

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These three are a few days old now, Barred Rocks.
These pictures aren’t too good because the room is dark right now and they are small and dark colored.
I promise to get more and better pictures later.
I also need to get updated pictures of the remaining members of our original tribe.

How beautiful they are even so.
So sorry about the dog attack and the loss of some of your chickens. We just had two loose labradors come by the other morning, no idea from where, bringing us that possibility again. Unsupervised/untrained dogs are a danger in so many ways.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Meanwhile in the Coop, somebody laid THIS tiny egg.

 

[fuentemoon]

Meanwhile in the Coop, somebody laid THIS tiny egg.
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That's a pretty fairy/fart egg!
I loved speckled eggs

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning folks

 

[micstrachan]

I haven’t posted here for awhile.
We’ve had some problems with feral and/or stray dogs. A stray dog came into our yard and killed some of our chickens. This has been very emotionally unsettling, and I haven’t been in the mood to post lately.
But we went to work and fenced in about a quarter of an acre or so of our back yard for our flock. We probably should have done this long ago, but our flock never left our property, in fact they stayed around the house mostly, and we were lured into a false sense of security.
The feral dog came right up to our porch area.
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And we have added nine new chicks to our family.
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Four weeks old, Orpingtons,

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1 1/2 weeks old, 2 SLWyandottes, and 1 RIR. There were two but one didn’t survive.

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These three are a few days old now, Barred Rocks.
These pictures aren’t too good because the room is dark right now and they are small and dark colored.
I promise to get more and better pictures later.
I also need to get updated pictures of the remaining members of our original tribe.

Wonderful!

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning folks

 

[BY Bob]

I haven’t posted here for awhile.
We’ve had some problems with feral and/or stray dogs. A stray dog came into our yard and killed some of our chickens. This has been very emotionally unsettling, and I haven’t been in the mood to post lately.
But we went to work and fenced in about a quarter of an acre or so of our back yard for our flock. We probably should have done this long ago, but our flock never left our property, in fact they stayed around the house mostly, and we were lured into a false sense of security.
The feral dog came right up to our porch area.
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And we have added nine new chicks to our family.
View attachment 3049154View attachment 3049155
Four weeks old, Orpingtons,

View attachment 3049156View attachment 3049157
1 1/2 weeks old, 2 SLWyandottes, and 1 RIR. There were two but one didn’t survive.

View attachment 3049158View attachment 3049159
These three are a few days old now, Barred Rocks.
These pictures aren’t too good because the room is dark right now and they are small and dark colored.
I promise to get more and better pictures later.
I also need to get updated pictures of the remaining members of our original tribe.

What a horrible thing to have happen. I like dogs less and less every day. I'm so terribly sorry this tragedy came to visit you.

I like your preparations to protect your tribe.

I really love your choices in new members. They are darling.

It's going to be fun watching them grow up.

 

[BY Bob]

Meanwhile in the Coop, somebody laid THIS tiny egg.
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That surely is small.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Yesterday I got the chicks I ordered from “Chickens for Backyards”. I ordered six, they sent two bonus chicks, (an extra RIR and an extra Lavender Orpington). So there are eight!
I’m so excited for my newest babies and hoping they all make it. They seem healthy.
The other birds are a SLW, a GLW, and (attn. @BY Bob) TWO white Leghorns .

 

[cavemanrich]

Beautiful chicks,,,,, as all chicks always are,, Hopefully all turn out to be pullets.
My RIR will be celebrating her 10th B-day,,,,, or is it more correct to say Hatch-day next week.