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I don't know for sure but looks like a dog attack. My hens were killed by dogs and they just left them laying there. Dogs just want to kill/

'Make sure your fence is gnaw proof. I just lost all my hens by making a mistake of using 4'x 8' plastic lattice fence panel for their daytime pen. A rottweiler and pit bull gnawed and broke through the fence. These dogs are very strong and I think they could gnaw through chicken wire. Use...

Has anyone tried carpet or towels on the roost to see if it would help prevent frostbite on the chickens feet?

Could this sudden death in chickens be cause by the chicken feed? I know the farmers in my area start spraying corn and soybean fields with herbicides. then plant and spray fertilizers. Later they spray pesticides and maybe herbicides again and even throw more fertilizers on the fields. I've...

I got my chickens March 11, 2012 at my local Orscheln store and they started laying at 19 weeks. I have 2 Barred Rocks, 4 Production Reds, and 1 Rhode Island Red. I get from 5 to 7 eggs a day . They laid 185 eggs for the month of September . They seem to be laying machines I very proud of them.

My dad(who is 83) says that his grandmother would put a small amount of bacon drippings on the heads of her baby chicks to kill mites and lice. How it worked he didn't know. I wonder if it would work on adult chickens. Chickens USA

I been in the chicken business for 9 weeks . I have 4 production reds, 1 r i red, and 2 barred rocks. These crazy ladies have done everything in their power to drive me nuts From day one they have continually pooped in their water by roosting on top of the mason jar They invented a game called...

I bought DE from Tractor Supply store for 12.99

Hi. Thanks for all the good advice. I have a problem with my coop temperature. It's colder in the coop than outside by about 9 degrees. The coop has a tin roof so I put 1/2" foam board in the ceiling to insulate but it has made it colder. There an air space of about 6 " between the tin and foam...

The clerks at my local TSC in Kentucky told me they had trouble with last years chicks having salmonella in some of the stores . I guess that's why the chicks were gated off. I think it's a good idea because a lot of children pick the chicks up and don't wash and they could get sick from...

I been thinking about this too. I think I want to be able to remove the vinyl flooring. Instead of using plywood for the floor I think I'll use boards and leave a small crack (1/8" or butt them up and they'll shrink some) between them. Then when I wash out the coop and hose it down water will...

I'm going to build a coop about a 4'x 6' and I'm thinking about using the SmartSide 4x8 panels. I built a utility shed about 10 years ago and used it for the doors and used vinyl siding on rest and its holding up good. Another shed I built about 20 years ago I used plywood for the doors and its...

I need some information about raising chickens. I live in the western part of Kentucky,where the temperatures might get to the low- teens. Do I need to insulate the coop? How big should I make the coop and pen for 6 heavy breed chickens. Will a Great Pyrenees dog guard chickens or will I...