Ok, while this may not seem like an emergency to everyone, it is to me. We've had some nasty storms come through last night/ today and our coop door was somehow broken during all of this. Long story short, before we figured out what had happened, our dog got into our chickens and killed almost all of them. We have 1 hen left and two missing...I assume they're dead too... or will be when the coyotes get to them.
I don't know what to do now.
My poor hen is all alone. part of me wants to go buy maybe 2 more so she wont be alone. I also worry about buying new hens because of the pecking order. if i get young ones, i dont want her to hurt them. If i get older ones, I risk them not being friendly- or outright mean. I've had to "deal" with a mean/aggressive chicken before and I didn't enjoy doing it. I want my chickens to be friendly because you never know when you'll need to be able to handle them.(hurt, sick, etc..) I know that being friendly is part of what made mine an easy target.
What do I do now? How do I rebuild my flock. Any tips? Experiences? Words of advise?
I don't know what to do now.
My poor hen is all alone. part of me wants to go buy maybe 2 more so she wont be alone. I also worry about buying new hens because of the pecking order. if i get young ones, i dont want her to hurt them. If i get older ones, I risk them not being friendly- or outright mean. I've had to "deal" with a mean/aggressive chicken before and I didn't enjoy doing it. I want my chickens to be friendly because you never know when you'll need to be able to handle them.(hurt, sick, etc..) I know that being friendly is part of what made mine an easy target.
What do I do now? How do I rebuild my flock. Any tips? Experiences? Words of advise?
