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[Claires Poultry]

Hello Dixie and welcome to BYC!
We're so glad to have you here with us!
Thank you for joining our wonderful community of fellow poultry enthusiasts!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Hi, My name is Dixie. We've had a backyard flock for 3 years now. Earlier this month our flock was almost wiped out by ?fox? in the middle of the day while free ranging-we were in the house. I'm impatiently awaiting an order of 10 babies coming next week. We have a mixed flock: Blue Andalusian, Australorp, Rhode Island Red with Barred Rock, Barnevelder, Welsummer, EE, BCM, Cuckoo Marans, Cream Legbar, and **Blue-bar Blue Egger** arriving next week. I started the chicken obsession for bug control in my yard, loved their personalities, loved getting the eggs and my family/friends/coworkers loved that too. I've learned from BYC posts for various ideas, but hadn't joined until now.

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens Dixie. If losses from free ranging are of concern it may be better to keep them in a large run or an area protected by electrified fencing.

 

[N F C]

Hi Dixie, sorry about your 1st flock...losses are the downside to free ranging. Hope things go better this time.

Thanks for joining us!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy Dixie and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal community! Best wishes and have lots of fun!