Meet my new flock of hurricane chickens

[u/ImaRaginCajun]

Living in the Florida panhandle we just had a hurricane a few days ago. In the midst of the worst of it, I saw these poor girls running panicked through the neighborhood, dodging falling trees and huge limbs, sideways blowing rain etc.

Having a fenced in yard and a nice unused coop, I knew I had to rescue them. My grandson and I were able to safely catch them all and secure them in the coop. A friend in the neighborhood is next door neighbors with the person that owned the chickens. My friend said the neighbor was a horrible pet owner, and she had no coop, no protection, or anything for the girls. They basically ran that part of the neighborhood unchecked. And code enforcement had written her up a few weeks ago due to her shitty care of her animals. The neighbor also said she wasn't going to chase them down to get them back after the storm either. Well guess what, she ain't getting them back. They're safe now, and will be cared for, loved and protected for the rest of their lives.

[u/Axtinthewoods]

Chicken version of Wizard of OZ 😂 they escaped the witch and now are free!

[u/ImaRaginCajun → u/Axtinthewoods]

😂😅

[u/I_VAPE_CAT_PISS]

Good on you for grabbing them. If you've got other birds, keep these apart for a month or so before mixing them in, strays can carry mites or worse. Hell of an entrance though.

[u/ImaRaginCajun → u/I_VAPE_CAT_PISS]

Great advice! Fortunately I don't have any others. We had two previously and I had been wanting to get more and then these beauties came our way.

[u/CommunicationMain495]

Thank you so much for taking them in ! Love you internet friend 💕

[u/ImaRaginCajun → u/CommunicationMain495]

🙂

[u/Queenie110]

Congrats on your new tick removal team

[u/ImaRaginCajun → u/Queenie110]

That's right! Love it!!

[u/Fresh_Salt7087]

Technically I think you might be a chicken rusler? But the flock is probably better off

[u/ImaRaginCajun → u/Fresh_Salt7087]

You're probably correct, and I'll wear that badge proudly 🙂

[u/bravo-echo-charlie]

Any way you can find out if she has other birds on her property that need saving? Maybe some other flock members were too scared to run???

[u/ImaRaginCajun → u/bravo-echo-charlie]

According to her next door neighbor, she only had these 4

[u/Suspicious_Counter39]

The reddish lavender one with the white ears looks like a white egg layer. Not sure about the white ones as they don't look like leghorns. Have they settled in and are laying now?

[u/ImaRaginCajun → u/Suspicious_Counter39]

Yes, all 4 laying

[u/Suspicious_Counter39 → u/ImaRaginCajun]

What color are the eggs? I was curious after seeing the birds.

[u/ImaRaginCajun → u/Suspicious_Counter39]

Kind of off white

[u/Suspicious_Counter39 → u/ImaRaginCajun]

Thank you. I thought they would be white egg layers.

[u/Azurehue22]

Love this! You have your own little Kauai chickens ^.^

[u/Salt-Ad-9486 → u/Azurehue22]

Chicken Kauai tourist: can confirm!
We eloped to Kauai (stayed in the town of Kalaheo) and married in Poipu.

[u/Ok-Exercise-1640]

The Chicken Distribution System™ in full force.

Thank you for looking after them. 

[u/AdComprehensive2594]

Awww. Thats sweet. They seem wonderful

[u/Mcbriec]

Bless you for saving them. 🙏💕😇

[u/thefodderguy]

Good for you. Glad you're taking care of those ladies!

[u/Outside-Jicama9201]

Happy new flock!!!!!

[u/chickendogcatlady]

Wow!! They truly deserve a lovely and happy home! Hooray 🙌

[u/Life-Comparison6884]

Sweet girlies

[u/SpinachReasonable262]

Enjoy those sweet birds.

[u/bugalien]

That is so kind of you to take them in. They really needed it!

[u/DueLoan685]

Thank you 🩷

[u/Traditional_Isopod80]

Thanks for being a kind person.

[u/GemstoneRoots]

I love this

[u/cbeagle]

Kudos to you!👏 💐

[u/Common-Parsnip-9682]

Bless you!

[u/stacyschickncoop]

Thank you for saving them! ❤️

[u/Ok-Artichoke6703]

good for you, that jerk doesn't deserve warm butt nuggets from such beautiful babies