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Chicks are guarded here until they are about 1/4 - 1/2 half the size of the cat if they have momma/pappa present and guarding them. If no momma/pappa, they are guarded here until they are juvenile/adult and have developed an attitude. My cats sit in the pens and pick off some of the birds that...

Excuse the typo, one handed typing due to shoulder surgery.

Indiana State now, but gtaduated from IUP in 86, knew alot of locals very well. Beautiful area and lots to do. Deb

Thank you sharing this heartbreaking account of your experience. I have been picking my neighbors (farmers) brains about breeding cattle and the one thing that I can relate to is this, the insistance that you cut back on feed when a heifer is in the last month or two before birthing, otherwise...

I agree a cat won't bother a full sized chicken. We have 13+ feral and tame cats and they have never bothered my chickens, they even sleep in the chicken layer boxes at times. They keep the mice and rat population in control. Now for chicks, I wouldn't trust them (the cats) at all. You need...

I always use a large dog crate when I have new chicks. The groove around the bottom allows for drainage and the metal grate door allows for ventilation/cooler areas for them to move to. heat lamp goes in back. It found that many times I would check them and after a couple days the chicks would...

Quote: I was baptized Catholic and had catholic grandparents. As I child I went to church with them. As a teen I went to church with a catholic friend. We NEVER wore head coverings and I am 47 now. I also went to a Catholic school through 5th grade and my parents are Catholic. No one ever...

You may still want to look into steroid injections. My sisters jack russell was a jumper, she did hours and hours of catching a tennis ball in the air over many years, which eventually fractured a disc in her back. My sister opted for steroid injections and crating to cut her activity, over...

I don't know about "killing" it but I do know that self-defrosting appliances do not work well in real cold temperatures. Self-defrosting refrigerators cool the fridge area from the flow over from the freezer. If the freezer does not run because of the temp, the fridge does not cool. On the...

Quote: I think I would lean more toward coyote attack. I recently nursed an abandoned large siamese mix back to health after what my vet said was a coyote attack. She had no bites around her neck or head, only a very large hole (2") beside her anus along with a couple teeth marks in the...

If you want to keep the chick alive, touching the guts shouldn't be a big deal. The poop is on the inside, not on the outside of the guts, just wash your hands after you are done doing what needs to be done.

JS gamefowl is pretty correct, and it is necessary for more aggressive breeds. But none of my pens had the barriers around the bottom while my American game cock free ranged, he definitely did chase OEGB's at times through the wire. But about 90% of the time he didn't worry about them until they...

Post a little more info, breed, age, feed, whether she has been wormed or not, pened or free range, etc. try to include all observed info. Hopefully someone can give some advice. Deb

Went out about an hour ago and my RIR was by herself standing on the other side of the pen. I watched her for a few minutes and she would walk a couple steps, squat and raise her wings, like she was trying to push something out. I picked her up and gently felt for an egg. None felt. I turned...

Look in your yellow pages for Gravel/Stone Companies. We have IMI (Irving Materials), Stoney Creek, and Martin Marietta, along with some smaller stone hauling companies. They haul by the dump truck (10 ton) or triaxle (20 ton). I think we got 8 ton last fall and it was somewhere around...