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Welcome Sue and I totally agree! I thank God every day for all the blessings in my life! I have a flock of 17 chickens including two roos, plus4 little chicks and 2 call ducks (who aren't anywhere as noisy as we feared) the whole family loves them particularly our little daughter who enjoys cuddling our big roo
Lovejoy a hand reared brahma with the sweetest nature you could hope for and a fondness for garlic bread! We have a lot of different breeds and a few mutts so they are a colourful bunch as are their eggs!
Sounds like you have been keeping chickens for a while now, do you do any hatching?
 
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So glad you could join our community! X2 on the roosters. 1 roo to 8 to 10 hens is the best ratio to keep the hens safe from harm.

Great to have you aboard and welcome to our flock!
 
I have three different coops. I allow all of the chickens out of their coops each day for about two to three hours. I am only working part time these days, and on the days I am not working, they are all out of their coops all day. I haven't at this time had any problems with over breeding and damages. I have a bantam coop that has 5 frizzle hens, 1 spanish rose cone bantam hen, & 1 frizzle bantam rooter.
My oldest rooster, a buff cochin, has fathered two offspring, with a buff orpington hen, a rooster and a hen. Once the rooster offspring became an adult, I removed him from his fathers coop. He has his own hens in another coop. I have recently lost three of my oldest hens, three buff orpingtons, and 1 black cochin.
I have a variety of hens. I have one of my original buff orpingtons still living, she is 4 1/2 years old, 1 sicilian butter cup, 1 silver laced wyandotte, 1 white rock, 1 Americana, 1 black australop, 1 buff orpington-buff cochin mixed, and 1 game hen.
I need to acquire a few more hens so the ratio of roosters to hens will be better.
 
I haven't allowed any this year. Last year I did, but my summer has been busier than usual with family sickness and I had an attack from raccoons that tore into one of my coops and I lost some hens. I live in the city of Shelby, but there is wild life all around, since I have deer come into my yard daily and eat from my bird feeders. I have allowed my self to get so attached to these chickens, they are so sweet and responsive to me. I have just hated losing any of them. I know that is the nature of all things. I am looking to get a few more hens.
 
Hi everyone. Since every chicken question I ever have seems to lead me here I figured I better just join in. I have been loosing chickens one after another it seems since spring and in the last 3 weeks I've lost 3 with one hanging on. Today it was 2, 4 week old pullets that were lost. Last week a Sussex pullet. Starts out with a limp and sour crop and eventually death. I hope someone can shed light on this. Blue comb maybe??
 
fishbum said:
Hi everyone. Since every chicken question I ever have seems to lead me here I figured I better just join in. I have been loosing chickens one after another it seems since spring and in the last 3 weeks I've lost 3 with one hanging on. Today it was 2, 4 week old pullets that were lost. Last week a Sussex pullet. Starts out with a limp and sour crop and eventually death. I hope someone can shed light on this. Blue comb maybe??
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Welcome to BYC. Since this is a new members thread started by someone else, you are unlikely to get the answers you are looking for on this particular thread. I would suggest posting your question on our Emergencies, Diseases, Injuries, and Cures section at https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures where our experts there can help you. Describe in detail the symptoms of your ailing birds and feel free to ask them any questions you may have. Good luck.
 

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