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Hello, I'm sure this has been addressed in several places here, but when I read through the posts, I get mixed messages, so I would like anyone who knows something about this to chime in here: In December our three hens were killed by what I believe was a weasel or mink. According to the MN...

Hello, I'll be getting a breeding trio of Silver Fox rabbits this spring, and I'm looking for some advice on feed. Here's the backstory: My big thing is trying to keep ongoing cost down. I don't mind a bit of start-up cost as long as the ongoing cost can be controlled. After all, raising...

Hello, I want to raise meat/fur rabbits. I've been slowly making plans for location, protection, feed sources, etc. Everything I've found online regarding cage design calls for 1x2" hardware cloth for the walls and floor. My question is: Is there something wrong with chicken wire for this...

I have a Gold Star, a White Leghorn, and a Silver Laced Wyandotte. The Gold star's eggs are rock hard compared to the others' eggs. Lately I've noticed small dark spots appearing on some of the white leghorn's and silver's eggs after they have been in the fridge a few days. Some eggs have...

I just read this old post and had some related thoughts... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=98672&p=1 I'm not a survivalist, nor do I live on a coumpound, nor do I think it will ever come to it, BUT: I like knowing that if I woke up one morening and found myself in a Mad...

I have three hens which are just over three months old. I built their coop when they were chicks and they've been living in it for a little over a month now. A couple weeks ago they realized they could fly up to what I had intended to be the nesting box. They roost up there and it's full of...