NY chicken lover!!!!

Good to see other New Yorker's. I live up near the Canadian border, near Plattsburgh, N.Y. Anyone raise Serama's ?
 
Yup. I offered to have it at my place next year. I already told DH that I volunteered . He just rolled his eyes at me. I'll take that to mean that he is okay with it. ;) I live about 45 minutes south east of Syracuse. It takes us about 2 hours to get to Watertown, Rochester, or Albany from here.

Oooo! You must live right near me! I'm about 20 mins south of Utica.
 
Nice to be back. Am having eye surgery. Left eye done...drops
until September 18th and then the right eye October l. Having
cataracts removed. Will be glad when it is over.

We had a racoon attack and lost all but 2 of our chickens. A neighbor just gave us 3 of her Spring born. Things have not be good here. Finally trapped the racoon and put new chicken wire
around the run. Looking forward to better days. Aria
 
We had a racoon attack and lost all but 2 of our chickens. A neighbor just gave us 3 of her Spring born. Things have not be good here. Finally trapped the racoon and put new chicken wire
around the run. Looking forward to better days. Aria
so Sorry ..I hope you killed it ..or it will be back
is this happening at night ? or day ?
The coop should be totally enclosed at night for their protection .
Have you tried a motion sensor flood light ? outside the coop ?
it alerts me to things walking outside ..
Skunks opossums racoons stray cats ..my cat
 
Since I joined the Neighbors Club at Tractor Supply I get lots of emails from them, and sometimes coupons too. They're still really pushing their 'Chick Days' and today gave these 3 reasons why adding chicks in the fall is a good idea.... thought this group may be interested, (and made me wonder how the 'not chickens at all but turkeys' sold as chicks from Tractor Supply are growing up?)

Top Three Reasons to Add Chickens in the Fall
No matter when you raised your first batch of chicks, adding to your flock in the fall has some definite advantages over sticking to a strictly spring chick schedule. Spring is typically the focus for purchasing chicks, but seasoned chicken owners know growing your flock in the fall can bring big benefits. Some of these include:

1. Early layers. Pullets that mature during the dark of winter are ready for egg laying when most breeders are just getting started with chicks. This means you'll have no interruption in egg production. Chickens reach point-of-lay at around 20 weeks of age depending on the breed, so chicks hatched in the fall will be laying eggs in very early spring. Also, pullets hatched in the fall will be more mature when they start to lay in the spring, so their eggs will be bigger.

2. Delayed molting. Chickens molt annually to grow a fresh set of feathers before winter. The exact timing of the molt is based on a chicken's breed, age and the season. But all chickens delay their molt until they've laid a certain amount of eggs, and then egg production stops until the molt is over. Fall flocks have feathers that are still fresh and healthy in the spring, and since they don't molt until after they are a year old, egg production isn't interrupted in the summer.

3. Spring pest control. Starting a fall flock means pullets are ready for pest control as soon as insects begin hatching, crawling and flying in the spring. Chickens are avid bug eaters and can greatly reduce the number of ticks, mosquitos, spiders, grubs and a host of other pests, giving you a virtually bug-free yard all summer.

Check out Tractor Supply’s full line of poultry products, including brooders, coops, feed, supplements and more!
 
(and made me wonder how the 'not chickens at all but turkeys' sold as chicks from Tractor Supply are growing up?)

They're doing good :) Here's a picture of them from a couple weeks ago:

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so Sorry ..I hope you killed it ..or it will be back
is this happening at night ? or day ?
The coop should be totally enclosed at night for their protection .
Have you tried a motion sensor flood light ? outside the coop ?
it alerts me to things walking outside ..
Skunks opossums racoons stray cats ..my cat
Gramma we trapped 2 of them and my husband took care of them
 

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