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[JaneH2]

Greetings. I’m Jane, and finally became a backyard chicken keeper in the Philadelphia suburbs last February after many years of thinking about it. I’m sorry I waited so long! A neighbor had 3 hens - specifically Faverolles - needing to be rehomed and I had already purchased a coop tractor so I was ready to go. I have a 12 raised bed vegetable garden and the chickens have had their own penned in area adjacent to this. Unfortunately we’re now down to just 1 hen as an early coccidia situation may have caught up with us. My husband and I are considering where to go from here, one option being transferring the operation to our cabin in New Hampshire where I am hoping to spend this coming summer. It’s complicated, and I look forward to getting advice from this community.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
You will run into the same situation again with a new strain of coccidia in a different location if you move the lone hen to NH.

 

[JaneH2]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
You will run into the same situation again with a new strain of coccidia in a different location if you move the lone hen to NH.

Acknowledged. We are currently having a necropsy done on the hen that died which will help narrow down the options. Most likely we’ll start over with a new flock if we go the NH route.

 

[416bigbore]

Hello Jane 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

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Good luck!

 

[Iluveggers]

Welcome to the BYC flock!

Lovely garden/coop setup. When you get a minute, read through some of he coccidosis threads on here & hopefully it will help for the future!

 

[sourland]

Hello, Jane, and welcome to BYC.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC Jane! It's nice to meet you! Please make yourself at home!

 

[Mrs J]

Hi Jane

 

[Callender Girl]

First off, sorry about the loss of your chickens. Hope your lone hen is doing okay.

Second, what a great garden set-up. I am hoping to expand my raised beds this spring, but they still won't come close to your lovely garden.

When you rebuild your flock, wherever, will you get Salmon Faverolles again? I have two, and I absolutely love their looks, their gait and their personalities. When Celeste injured her leg and I had to take her to the vet, she complained LOUDLY every time she was touched anywhere. Her majesty wasn't being hurt; she just wanted to register her displeasure with having a human put hands on her.

Welcome to BYC; it's good to meet you. Best wishes with future flocks!