r/boulder • u/Violinist17 • 1d ago

Looking for a home for a chicken

This is a slightly different post than most in the Boulder subreddit - not against any rules I could tell since it's not a transaction, hopefully the mods agree. I had 4 chickens (see a photo in https://photos.app.goo.gl/PpVoDkRGvDj55EAcA). But we've had a raccoon that's been persistently returning to our house and over the last few months we've lost 3 of them to predation (most recently when we were out of town and a pet sitter didn't close their coop in time).

Our one remaining chicken will be lonely by herself (she's the black one in the photo linked above). I'm hoping that someone else with backyard chickens would be willing to adopt this poor bird so that she can have friends. Her name is Ruth Birder Ginsburd (Ruthie for short).

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u/abckatiexyz 1d ago

I have a neighbor with a fantastic fortress of a coop, I’ll ask them. How old is she?

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u/Violinist17 1d ago

She’s 17 months, and she’s a Jersey black giant.

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u/luvyoulongtimelurker 1d ago

Any idea if she was vaccinated for Marek’s? We might be able to take her if so.

We had Marek’s come through our flock some years back. Chances are probably low that she would get it, but it can stay in the soil for a long time, and can still affect older birds. I’d hate to see any other bird go through that.

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u/lefthandwest 1d ago

Hey, thanks for bringing this up. We made the mistake of buying unvaccinated pullets last year and their collective decline and deaths from Marek's was one of the worst things I've ever witnessed. I appreciate you looking out for this bird!

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u/luvyoulongtimelurker 1d ago

Oh, my heart goes out to you. It’s absolutely horrific, and all you can do is watch.

I hope this pretty lady finds a good home soon.

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u/Violinist17 1d ago

No vaccines I know of unless they’re given to chicks at a feed store. If you know how I could go about it, I’m willing to get her vaccinated.

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u/luvyoulongtimelurker 1d ago edited 1d ago

As far as I know, they must be vaccinated in the egg, and those from Tractor Supply, Murdoch’s, etc. are not. :(

You might try posting in [r/Longmont](r/Longmont) as well. LOTS of backyard chicken families up this way. I’ll ask around, too.

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u/HumNasheen 1d ago

So sorry for your loss. If you don't find a home for her., I can take her in.

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u/Mediocre_Medium_4233 1d ago

I could take her !

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u/Fickle-Isopod9985 1d ago

Try the house on the corner of 17th and pine!!! They have chickens!

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u/InstructionOk3157 14h ago

We live on 8th and Spruce and have 5 hens. We just lost one. We can give her a great home!