My Chickens Were Stolen...
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In all my years of keeping chickens I would have never thought I'd have to worry about them being stolen. But it happened! 12 of hens were stolen straight from the coop.
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It’s so sad that so many people feel entitled to others people’s property nowadays. I’m sorry.
I know it’s so sad! Thanks!
Truly unbelievable 😢
You’re such a sweet lady. I remember when we spoke by phone because I was having a problem with two Polish roosters. I’m so sorry this happened to you. My best friend has a ranch in West Texas. Three guys broke onto the ranch, stole equipment, tools and burnt down their barn because they couldn’t reach the cameras. Amazingly, they were caught. We are living in a world that people do not respect other people or their property. I would set up Korean ghost pepper traps. You empty a tea bag then carefully fill it with the above mentioned powder. Attach with fishing line and hang strategically. Low enough for someone to run into in the dark. They can’t see them and will run into them. It does the job. We had squatters trying to break into my parents home. The neighbors reported them running away screaming when they ran into them. It works. Also, paint your fence post tops purple. These thief’s will know what that means. Also cameras. I guarantee you they are selling them at a local flea market.
I am so sorry Audrey.
In addition to cameras and alarms, post No Trespassing signs everywhere! Posting trespassers Will Be Prosecuted.. That way they cannot say they weren’t warned.
Unbelievable. Well….sadly, not that unbelievable anymore. I’m so sorry this happened to you.
This happened to a friend recently. Come to find out it was a mink. Maybe set a camera just in case some animal or human returns.
That is sad. I live in a senior community, and I have a huge garden and It's always been in the back of my mind that someone would come into my yard and help themselves. My yard isn't fenced in. I just have to trust God that he will send his garden angles to protect my food I'm growing.
I know the feeling... I had to put locks on as people stole my eggs last year.
And yesterday someone's dog got into my Chicken Coop and killed 10 of my 11 hens.
I have never been so upset in my life.
Oh, I am so sorry to hear of this. What a horrible scene! I've sadly heard of this happening to others. 😢
I've had the terrible experience of a neighbors dog killing all of our rabbits. It was such a horrific mess, and I cried knowing the rabbits really suffered. And I'm usually very tough and realistic about my livestock.😢
Oh how awful! I’m so sorry.
What you need is locks and an outer pen with guard dogs in it, the big biting kind.
Get a trail cam to see what is happening
Skinwalkers gotta eat something until God's great banquet ~Rev.19
I’m so sorry! It’s great you’re sharing what happened. This will help others. ❤️ god bless you!
I bought a fancy Amish Coop years ago and the man door had a lock with keys. At the time I thought what a crazy thing, a lock on the chicken coop! After hearing your story, I get it.
Oh! Audrey, I am so sorry to hear that! That’s terrible news!
I wish you the best with the new baby chicks!
God bless your family and farm! 💖
Thank you!
Oh, noooo!
So sorry Audrey. That feeling of being violated is horrible. Sadly this is the new normal. When people are told over and over by the powers that be that they are entitled to other peoples stuff without having to work for it, buy it, feed it , nurture it, invest time and love into it. Its happening around us, chickens, ducks, goats, sheep , cattle even people’s vegetables farms. I suggest you do what most of us are doing now, cameras, protection devices amongst other things like a few protection trained dogs. The legal system is no help, police are never out in rural country areas so its up to the farmers and their community to help one another.
Thieves are everywhere. Transient populations (like mobile work crews) have a higher percentage of thieves.
Lesson Learned - what if this had occurred in a time of economic downturn when you depended on the chickens and eggs for food?
So sorry for your loss! I know that hurts your heart!
I agree with other about getting camers and trespassing signs.
I got solar cameras off of Amazon.
Also, in Georgia - possibly other states, register with the court house about the trespassing signs which covers you legally. You will get a number that you put only on the main sign.
Again, my heart breaks for you.
My chickens are like my kids....
Covers you legally from what?
That must have felt so violating.😢 I'm sorry to hear that happened to your flock...
😮 I'm so sorry 😔 It's terrible someone felt they could do this. Why not buy their own?
That makes me angry, so I can't imagine how you feel, being that you have built the coop and cared for the chickens. I hope whoever took them has karma come and smack them 😆 All I can think of is perhaps having a dog nearby or even flood lights around your property that turn on when there's movement. Sorry to hear about that happening to you.
So sad and horrible! Who STEALS INDIVIDUALS from their care taker?? criminal. all the best.
I know it’s terrible! I’d never imagine people doing this…
Thankyou for the heads up.
I'm so sorry this happened to you, Audrey.
Darn Chicken rustlers,
Sorry to hear your story Audrey. That is really sad that people will steal from other people, it just goes to show, trust no one and lock everything up and stand guard, when you can.
That's terrible! So sorry to hear that someone stole from you!
Thats sad. I have had a few go missing. But they free range on our property. We did have a coyote dig under our coop and take 3 young chicks that weren't able to get high enough. One went missing during the day. I had seen her a few hours before lock up. No feathers anywheres.
We’ve had very similar experiences with coyotes before in the past which is why I quit free-ranging. Sorry that you had some of yours killed 😔 I never thought I’d have to worry about chicken thieves though!
so sorry, hope your day is better
Put cameras and spotlights
Audrey this is horrible news and I am so so sorry! Some people just suck! I can’t even imagine what would possess someone to do something like this. Bless your heart.
So sorry this happened to you. Very sad someone would do this.
How awful! Im so sorry!
I'm glad I got locks on my backyard gates and cameras viewing the coop and all of my property. I know when there is a raccoon or another opportunist sneaking around here. Sadly, I cannot even trust my neighbors.
So sorry Audrey, that is awful!
That's how preppers are born!
How awful! So sorry!
If any of my girls were stolen I would be beside myself. I’m so sorry. We recently put in cameras… one in the coop and one in the run. We did it when we transitioned our newer babies (teenagers) from the brooder to the coop so we could check on them and it is wonderful to be able to watch the integration at any hour, even at night.
Yes even had chickens.. ducks and goats come missing .. leased property that didnt live on. And there was some people who worked onnthenoroperty so random people would come on the leased part. Will never do it again
I would get some guard dogs .
It’s a wide spread issue . In farms, in traditional residential areas. One is not safe anymore. Ppl think it’s ok to take other ppl property. The courts not making ppl accountable for the actions is wide spread too . I would also put up some video cam and signs both in English and Spanish that they r being watched .
I have cameras at my chicken coop and run with surveillance signs. I live on a private road. I don't know if you need Cameras but a few signs with warnings might help.
I had chickens disappear, too. All hens. The expensive ones and colorful ones. The black ones and game hens and roosters were left.
I also had about five week old bunnies missing. The prettiest ones.
We're in a small rural subdivision and no one can see into my yard. It had to be someone who knew we had them and knew our dogs don't bite.
It's so frustrating!
Another neighbor had a dog stolen and some chickens, too.
Scary and sad what is happening in America, our farmers are suppose to tell our government what we want, but what is happening is not only a threat to our farmers but to society, an act against farmers. Let's take a stand for Audrey's Lil Farm! Maybe a bold statement but someone needs to say it.
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Their going to miss home, It won't work for the thieves. This is sad😢
I’m very sorry. For this reason I changed my plans for my front edible garden and moved a fence to fence it in. I changed my plan for exterior fruit trees because while I don’t mind sharing the fruit, I’ve heard stories about the nuisance of people climbing the trees and bringing groups with ladders. My home is in a high traffic area where teens and adults come through biking and on electric bikes or golf carts so instead of my “let’s share the bounty and encourage gardening” idea, I went for “keep the front secure and the veggies and fruits near the cameras or behind fences. I’ve already had my solar lights stolen and neighbors trespass in our yard often and let their dogs come here to poop, so I assume I have to take the more secure approach. I wish I could have done my first idea but I don’t have the energy to manage people that go too far. :( thank you for sharing.
Yes, I have had eggs and hens stolen over the years when I lived out east of Snowflake, AZ. It was so disheartening. I had to put paddle locks on my coop doors, egg house doors, fence gates, and put up additional gates. All they had to do was ask and I would have given them eggs - but my hens were my babies and I kept them until they died from old age. I rehomed them when I had to move into the city and they are just as spoiled there. I'm sorry you had this experience.
I’m very sorry
My ❤hurts for you. Horrible to lose part of your family😢
Audrey, please put up cameras. I have WiFi cameras $15/month. I am sooo sorry this has happened to you. I hope those chickens that were stolen would NEVER LAY ANOTHER EGG! I also hope they find no peace until they come clean. Again, I’m soo sorry.
This is nuts that someone would do that. Were you able to talk to the neighbors to find out if they saw the workers with chickens? So Very sad😢
Hello Audrey I’m so sorry to hear about your chickens it’s not right like all the people are saying get cameras again I am so sorry I pray you have a good day
I'm so sorry, Audrey. It is, unfortunately, the sad truth of a lack of integrity that people have. I hope you alerted the farmer they were harvesting for, at a minimum. At least you know, and it's a reminder to keep an eye on your little boy. Living out in the country, we forget sometimes, that there are misfits, deviats, and downright evil beings among us. I hate to even call them humans.
Again, I'm so sorry about your chickens and probably your sense of security on your own property. The Good Lord sees, and karma is a "B" that I hope the thief/thieves meet up with...over and over again!
I hope they buy something that they consider really special and then experience what it feels like to have THEIR STUFF STOLEN!
You're such a sweet person. My heart hurts for you. God bless. 😢
Sorry to hear. Did you find any human foot prints around the area?
This is horrible! 😖
Can you put a lock on your door and put motion activated lights up?
Same thing happened to my mama and daddy. No feathers or anything. Just gone.
I’m sorry to hear that!
Have you tried confronting the theives? Get them to pay for the chickens that were stolen at very least!
No because we don’t know the exact person 😒
@@AudreysLittleFarm I suppose there's that. Could be they were all in on it. Wouldn't put it past people to do that. Sorry this happened to you.
A private investigator could probably get to the bottom of who the actual perpetrator was..
The Reason I'm Asking Is Because If It Was Someone From Their Crew, & U Don't Mention It, Then They Won't Know Or Exercise Better Judgement When Allowing People To Come Onto Their Property. By Not Saying Anything, It Will Give Off The Impression That Something Like That Could Happen & It's Business As Usual.
No.. U Want Them To Know, U Know. I Would Go Out & Get Cameras Today, Not Next Week.
Speak With Ur Neighbors Now, Not Later. If It Wasn't Someone From Neighbors Property, Then At Least They'll Be More Aware of What's Happening & Keep An Eye Out More. U Can Get Some Cameras At Best Buy Today. Yeah.. Please Let Them Know ASAP.
@AudreysLittleFarm I am sad that this happened to you, especially since you make a living keeping and caring for your chickens. This is wrong! 😢😢😢 Perhaps someone had a starving family that depended on them... still wouldn't make it right but the thought of little starving bellies filled by their eggs makes it sting just a little less. It just the way I try to look at things to ease the pain. And it is painful. The time is coming when we will not have to worry about security or being without. A time is coming when we will be able to trust anyone around us because everyone will have solid values and value & respect each other. No one will ever make us feel insecure or afraid again. (Micah 4:1-4) I am eagerly awaiting the fulfillment of this promise. ❤ And I hope it comforts you also. ❤
Audrey, I have been reading your emails for a while and although I don't have chickens you make it sound like fun. And I loved seeing how your coop is in the video above (just wish it was for a sifferent reason). You did all you could to keep your flock safe. Like putting the tin 18 inches into the ground. I had thought about that too. I wonder, have you thought about getting a rooster and letting your hens go broody. I hope I used that term right. I like to grow my plants as organically as possible, and I would prefer to have plants that are as quality as my garden plants... It just seems to me that you have put so much work into keeping healthy girls. I would think you'd have a stronger flock from hens you've fed and the chicks they've hatched, than from chicks you won't know the background of. Surely it wouldn't take much longer for your own hens to raise their own chicks? Your chicks wouldn't have to be socialized into the flock? Maybe someone has a "stud" rooster? LOL Is that even a thing? Just some thoughts... hope this can give you some comfort and a good laugh. ❤
Honey, we have THOUSANDS of folks, now here, that do NOT live by our standards. We had to get a new roof. I asked where the workers were from, and was ASSURED they were legal. Not a single one spoke or understood English. I'm not sure what language they were speaking. Legal or NOT, these men did not have, lets say, internal moral standards that we were raised with. I was sitting at my computer and something at the window caught my eye. There was one of the men, stripped in front of my window, taking a BATH using my water hose. THEN he washed his clothes, and draped them across my fence. I went out, and draped down my fence line were several sets of clothes where the others had done the same. They had ZERO shame! Didn't try to hide anything, and the house behind me had children at home. THEY DID NOT CARE! They may not have spoken or understood ENGLISH...BUT, my STANK EYE let them know, really fast that this AINT happening around here! Also, YOU NEED to be more careful- you DID have predator's- of the human kind!
You never mentioned your roof, did they complete the job?
Racist
What a terrible thing to walk into. Do you have any cameras monitoring your property? There are solar powered ones so you don't have to take them down and charge them all the time. If wifi is a problem there are a few that use a SIM card if you have decent cellular service. You can buy stand-alone SIM cards, might be cheaper than adding a line to your cellular account depending on what you pay. If you had one or two of these cameras, you might not be able to ID anyone if they cover a large section but at least you'd know where they got in to your property.
Do you have an option for a security camera? I added game cameras to my property. Stealth Cam.
Camera? Not very expensive
Yes! They’re being installed this week 👍🏻
That is just so wrong
I know 😒
The farmer responsible for the crew should apologize and make it right. It amazes me, with tech where it is nowadays...that "pickers" are still needed. It's a huge impact on the entire country that there is an entire industry around bringing in illegal labor to meet farmers' and food processors and hospitality industry demands.
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This is just awful to hear and I’m sorry that something happened to your hens.
I’m wondering how or why would anyone want to take chickens, they aren’t the easiest to catch. They run around and I’m sure would have been evident someone was inside the coop. It would have been messy.
I’m wondering if there is another explanation other than a coincidence that the pickers were picking on the same day the hens went missing. Otherwise it would have had to be planned out. They would have had to know you had hens and had to known you weren’t close by. It just seems to far fetched to be honest.
Just that with 12 hens they would need to put the hens in something to keep them contained well working and I’m sure there would be a lot of evidence to support this. Is it possible that the door was left open and they wandered out and away from the property? And are probably in some trees or maybe some coyotes found them? Anything is possible but someone taking that many just doesn’t sound right.
I’m sorry that something happened to your hens. Praying that the truth be revealed to you.
Im always armed and my chickens are locked up.
Sucks
California is out of control 😢
Losers don’t have a clue the work and expense it takes to grow 20 chickens to egg laying age. Karma will eventually catch up with someone this low!!! I am sorry that this happened to you 😖and mad!!! Trailcams on my chickens? Really?
Hope you recover well. Wishing you the best
Thank you!
*Why no eyes (cameras!) all recorded to a hard drive and stores all footage for long enough time??*
Did U Speak To Ur Neighbor About This?
The Reason I'm Asking Is Because If It Was Someone From Their Crew, & U Don't Mention It, Then They Won't Know Or Exercise Better Judgement When Allowing People To Come Onto Their Property. By Not Saying Anything, It Will Give Off The Impression That Something Like That Could Happen & It's Business As Usual.
No.. U Want Them To Know, U Know. I Would Go Out & Get Cameras Today, Not Next Week.
Speak With Ur Neighbors Now, Not Later. If It Wasn't Someone From Neighbors Property, Then At Least They'll Be More Aware of What's Happening & Keep An Eye Out More. U Can Get Some Cameras At Best Buy Today. Yeah.. Please Let Them Know ASAP
I’m not making light of your tragedy, because it is .
I am wondering how do you suspect that it happened? One person grabbing a chicken and running back and forth? 19-20 people grabbing and running? Where would they park their cars? Do you see tire tracks and foot prints? Strange because you say they are not easy access. So weird.
We live for in the country and they had a crew of guys picking the orange trees on the property which is right behind the chicken coop. They have huge sacks that they put oranges in and so it would have been very easy for one person to fill one sack with 12 chickens and quickly walk back into the orange grove where they were.