Lost my whole flock

[WhatsUpDuck]

Also we have two eggs that we are waiting to hatch from our first flock! Our friend we buy our chickens from took the two eggs we had and put them under a broody hen she has that we were buying anyway! They are due this weekend! I'm trying to not get to excited, because we all know a lot can happen with hatching.

LORD JESUS IS KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS!

 

[WhatsUpDuck]

PRAISE LORD JESUS OUR CHICKS HATCHED! One is a positive hatch, but she is pretty sure both of them hatched! LORD willing we will get to go see them Monday when we pick up eggs! I'm so so excited! Our children are so excited! The one she saw is black with fuzzy legs and five toes! Here is a picture of the Mama we are pretty sure! This is a picture of when we first got her I'm pretty sure. She was all black with a pale black/purple comb.

Now the Roo is either the grey silkie Peanut or the multicolored black one who was Bart who was the head rooster.

Side note our flock now is never allowed alone in their run. I won't risk it after losing these guys. I miss them a lot!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

You don't leave them alone in their run? Does this mean they have to stay in the coop if you are not there to supervise? What happened to the ones you lost? Can you tighten security on your run so your birds will be safe there?

 

[WhatsUpDuck]

As of right now they aren't allowed in the run without one of us there. Yes they are in a coop. It is NOT one of those tiny box coops! We are planning on securing the run like the coop!! We have to save for our run to be secure. We NEVER had an issue with our first flock being outside in their run. I know we had a risk though with air predators, but they have not swooped down in our yard. We do have six cats I don't know if that matters. But I want hardware cloth all the way around the run which would be six, feet high or so. We lost our first flock to a mink or weasle Our coop is very secure now, but our run makes me very afraid to let them out. I am all ears for any tips to make the run safe!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

As of right now they aren't allowed in the run without one of us there. Yes they are in a coop. It is NOT one of those tiny box coops! We are planning on securing the run like the coop!! We have to save for our run to be secure. We NEVER had an issue with our first flock being outside in their run. I know we had a risk though with air predators, but they have not swooped down in our yard. We do have six cats I don't know if that matters. But I want hardware cloth all the way around the run which would be six, feet high or so. We lost our first flock to a mink or weasle Our coop is very secure now, but our run makes me very afraid to let them out. I am all ears for any tips to make the run safe!

Aw, that must have been terrible. I'm so sorry, I can't even imagine. I understand you're doing all you can to keep them safe. Blessings to you.