New Member

[Jen2864]

Hello Everyone!
I am a new member...I have had my chickens since May 2023. I have 2 hens (Pearl & Olga)..unfortunately I lost 4 hens and our rooster Herman last week. They were free roaming...in the DAYLIGHT hours because we are VERY careful of curfew/protecting them....it happened SO FAST (fox).....
Anyway, just hoping to learn anything I can. Also have 3 ducks Lenny(White pekin who is 4 yrs old)(and who was literally going to be discarded at some park because they didn't want him anymore) and I received thru Metzer Farms my 2 girls...Suzie & Pilar last May when 2 days old...Lenny I got in Aug 23..but he was a great fit for the girls.
We have a very secure chicken coop though the run is 8 x 10 so I let them free roam as many people do since its a beautiful piece of property with stream..pond..that ducks love. I should add that the ducks have their own duck house/run...though they all get along and sometimes bed down with chickens.

 

[CHICKENX2005]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens!

 

[Jenbirdee]

Hi Jen !
welcome to byc. im so sorry about your losses.

 

[N F C]

I'm so sorry for your loss, that's always hard when it happens. Best wishes to you.

 

[CHICKENX2005]

if you have any questions feel free to ask the people here are very nice and helpful. I hope that you enjoy it here.

 

[Jen2864]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens!

Thank you so much...I am not a FB person...so between this site & reading I am hoping to learn more!
RIght now, we purchased an egg incubator....I am HOPING to get some off spring from the ones I lost since it was within the correct time period to do so...keep fingers crossed!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello Jen, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I've had great success keeping my flock safe from ground predators by enclosing them in a pen surrounded by electrified poultry netting.

 

[CHICKENX2005]

Thank you so much...I am not a FB person...so between this site & reading I am hoping to learn more!
RIght now, we purchased an egg incubator....I am HOPING to get some off spring from the ones I lost since it was within the correct time period to do so...keep fingers crossed!

if you have any questions about incubating the eggs feel free to ask.

 

[Jen2864]

Hello Jen, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I've had great success keeping my flock safe from ground predators by enclosing them in a pen surrounded by electrified poultry netting.

Thank you!
(Love the pic)
Yes...as beautiful as our property is, we learned the hard way and have made some serious more secure measures to our coop. As I said, they were free roaming, this did not happen "in the coop or run" BUT predators are out there and in my head I thought this would happen if they were out too early am or at dusk....hard lesson!
Doing everything possible to secure all.

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska!