MeSing2u
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- Feb 27, 2022
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Hello all! I'm fairly new to raising chickens. My daughter-in-law and I built our coop together. We got a lot of our wood from a local distillery down the road that was building new liquor barns. They have a lot of wood pieces left over with each barn they build and they leave it in a huge pile. I got lucky and was able to get some very nice pieces of wood (The cost of wood right now is insane.).
I've had my chickens for 6 months. I started out with 15 baby chicks, 3 of them were Cornish cross chickens which are meat chickens and I didn't know that when I got them. They do not live very long If you let them live. They get very big very fast. Another chicken was an Americana, and to be honest I'm not sure what the rest of them are.
A few months ago I Learned a hard lesson about making sure my coop was as predator proof as I could make it. I lost 4 of them to a possum. I've seen possums around for years coming out of the woods and I've never seen them do anything to my cats or anything like what they did to my chickens. I will spare you the details but it was vicious and ruthless. But I have managed to keep the rest of them safe and have put up solar lights around my coop to scare them away at night. I had purchased a cheap $12 video camera and put it up in my run to see what kind of critter was coming around and that's how I found out it was a possum.
So... Now I have five hens and three roosters and all of my hens are giving me eggs everyday. I absolutely love to go out to the coop and check for eggs. It's like getting five little presents every day.
I'm happy to have found this group and I'm looking forward to learning new ideas and different ways of caring for my birds. And even though I'm new at raising chickens, I will try to help anyone I can as well.
Cynthia
I've had my chickens for 6 months. I started out with 15 baby chicks, 3 of them were Cornish cross chickens which are meat chickens and I didn't know that when I got them. They do not live very long If you let them live. They get very big very fast. Another chicken was an Americana, and to be honest I'm not sure what the rest of them are.
A few months ago I Learned a hard lesson about making sure my coop was as predator proof as I could make it. I lost 4 of them to a possum. I've seen possums around for years coming out of the woods and I've never seen them do anything to my cats or anything like what they did to my chickens. I will spare you the details but it was vicious and ruthless. But I have managed to keep the rest of them safe and have put up solar lights around my coop to scare them away at night. I had purchased a cheap $12 video camera and put it up in my run to see what kind of critter was coming around and that's how I found out it was a possum.
So... Now I have five hens and three roosters and all of my hens are giving me eggs everyday. I absolutely love to go out to the coop and check for eggs. It's like getting five little presents every day.
I'm happy to have found this group and I'm looking forward to learning new ideas and different ways of caring for my birds. And even though I'm new at raising chickens, I will try to help anyone I can as well.
Cynthia
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raising chickens are fun and rewarding, with anything, there are lessons along the way. Good luck with your flock!
Hello Cynthia and welcome to BYC. You found an Amazing Poultry Community to be a part of, with many knowledgeable members who are willing to help you along your journey with any questions you may have. Enjoy 
I wish you luck with your chickens in the future, having them around is so worth it!
