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Uh oh!~  We have a feeling that out of our 10 lovely hens, one of them was a ROOSTER!  Just heard him learning how to crow this morning!  They are 14 weeks - he/she has always been bigger then the others and bigger tail...
Our wasps are right inbetween the wood of the coop, so we don't have a nest that we can see.  They keep on attacking the kids and husband when we go into the coop - should I just spray right into the cracks and hope for the...
I had our 10 chicks outside for some play in their almost finished chicken run and when I was bringing them in one ran under the coop, so I set up a little net so she couldn't get out and ran the others inside.  When I can...
Did your chicken ever open her eyes?  I have a 3 week chick who was attacked very minorly and has been in shock for the last 4 hours - still has to yet to open her yes but she seems to be starting to move around very slowly. 
Thank you- she is drinking a little but no big movements yet.
Longstory, typing with one hand to hold her in the other....  dog was by 3 week chick outside.  No blood, wet head and not moving, but breathing.  What do i do??
Oo I will try that egg yolk treat for my 2 week old chicks! 
Thanks everyone -  I think I am just being a nvervous first timer lol!  
I am mostly worried about racoons - has anyone used the floppy fence method?  I hear it works great for gardens to keep racoons away.... thought I would give it a shot??
We are getting some chicks at the end of the month are doing the fencing for their outside run.  We were thinking of doing the "floppy fence" method along the sides and then fishnet to go over the outside...
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