PoopCoopMama89
In the Brooder
- Jul 23, 2023
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I just started raising chickens the beginning of this year. I currently have Golden Laced Wyandotte, 1 hen and 3 roosters, Ameraucana, no hens 4 roosters, Cinnamon Queens, 6 hens no roosters, and 5 chicks I'm not sure of the sex yet so I don't really want to bring up a discussion quite yet. I spend an unnatural amount of time with my birds, I also have 2 Mallard rescues. So far I've survived some of the darker parts of raising chickens, 2 dog attacks, and 3 scavenger attacks. That amount of death was mentally draining for me so we built a better coop and I've got the run tighter than Fort Knox. 5 of the Mallards were killed, 1 drowned itself in the dark it was so scared and the other 4 were pulled through the chicken train through 2 layers of carpet with boards lain on top of that. I need a safe place to discuss these things, and a place I can ask questions and find good answers from experts like yourselves and compare notes with newbies like myself. Its not all dark, I have 1 layer and she is doing a fabulous job so far and she is definitely going to be around for awhile.
it's heartbreaking to lose them especially to predators. This is definitely a safe space to talk and get help with keeping your flock safe. Make yourself at home here and ask as many questions as needed.
to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
