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That is the one I see most often :). Thanks!!

LOL...I was wondering :). My son offered to stay up and wait with his BB gun. I think it is a smaller rat, every time I get close, it hides.

So, a rat has been in my feeder for a few nights in a row. :( I stopped up any holes today, but I think it is time for a rat proof feeder before they get comfy. I have done some research, there are so many versions, but every time I find one in my budget, the reviews are not great. Stuck...

Yes sorry, I was trying to get close to them with the phone but I can't keep up with my foot in the boot ! Both of the Danish are actually very low in the pecking order, so that could be it. I will have my son catch him tomorrow so we can inspect them better .

I have noticed this before and again today. Both of my Danish leghorns have purple spots in their comb, it's as if one side of it is turning blue. They're acting normal, eating well, laying eggs. I'm going to attach some photos. Unfortunately, I am in a boot, and can't chase them right now ...

I gave my hens lots of joghurt with crushed shells after this, as well as some apple cider vinegar in their water. Haven't had one since, thank goodness :).

We have not seen one since either. It may just really be a fluke, when they need a bit more calcium?

02/05/15 7:00 PST

The ball was soft. We cut it open, and there was yolk! So, it looks like it may be a deformed egg. The skin is soft and "membraney". We are watching her to see if she lays another, or a regular egg.

This looks just like ours. I will post pics when we open it.

No, haven't opened it yet. I will let my son do those honors :).

One of my hens, I think it was my oldest (3 years old) laid this ball, it looks like it is filled with blood. I checked all their vents for blood, and they are all acting very normal, so I cannot tell who laid this today. Any ideas what it is?

Oh, she has! Since they are in the coop, we have taken them "out'. Mama clucks and titters, and the chicks are already pretty adventurous. They pick on her when they are back in their nursery, and Mama is sitting on the 3rd egg.

Our "surprise" chicks are now 3 days old, and and we are still waiting for the 3rd egg to hatch. The chicks seem to be doing fine, but I don't see them eating or drinking from the containers. They do pick (or at least it looks to me as if they are) on the Mama's eyes :( while she is sitting on...

She is! It is amazing how nature works. She is the perfect, a little neurotic :), mother hen. It is so fun to watch them. The chicks are very adventurous. Still waiting for Egg#3 to hatch!

My hen, Rebel, began getting broody about 4 days ago. Yesterday, I went by a friends house and picked up some fertilized eggs another hen had been sitting on. My friend did not know how long her hen was already on them....I put them under Rebel last night, and this afternoon when I got home...

This may seem silly, but we put up a hanging feeder, and it seems the food does not "go down". The girls will eat what is in the rim, and then it seems the food gets stuck in the middle instead of flowing down to the rim. I hope that makes sense? When we got the hanging feeder, I also...

Hello! I know this is an older post, but has anyone started any kind of dispute with the County? I would be interested in talking with you :). Greetings Heike

WE HAVE AN EGG!!! The one with the large comb laid an egg this morning :). One down, one to go.

Update: We separated the chicks with a partition in the coop. They go outside to range together, but the older hens gave them a beating even then. At night, when the older hens got on their roost to settle down, I opened the partition. The chicks eventually made their up into the coop. They...