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This is my first post in Backyard Chickens even though I've been lurking here on & off for about 1-1/2 years! Back then we started with 3 full grown hens and 1 rooster (housewarming gifts from our realtor)! Last September we decided to raise chicks of our own since we fell in love with raising chickens. We built a bigger coop and ordered 15 baby chicks - a variety of heritage breeds. We fell in love with all our birds but lost a couple along the way. Then last week 2 wild dogs came through and wiped out 1/2 our flock. I wept as I found each dead bird. The rooster tried to defend his hens but was badly wounded and died a couple hours later. We so miss all our chickens! We've been trying to find a local hatchery to buy chicks and have been reading up on how to eventually incorporate little ones into an existing flock since we still have 7 hens.
So thank you for the wealth of information that you all provide! It's been so helpful since we were truly newbies to raising chickens.
Any hints on how to do a search for local hatcheries?
Thanks again for this community!
So thank you for the wealth of information that you all provide! It's been so helpful since we were truly newbies to raising chickens.
Any hints on how to do a search for local hatcheries?
Thanks again for this community!