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Thanks - and yes both have been seen in the area but we haven't had a coyote problem in about a year and even then they would only snatch one at a time and then run... never kill more than one and leave dead ones on the scene uneaten. Racoons have been spotted around the house but have never...

Thanks, i'll take some pics once it's light out and post. That's what my husband thought - maybe a cat sport kill. Just the one that's completely missing threw us off.

We got home this evening to find one of our 13 free range chickens, a production red hen, missing except for a pile of red feathers, a pile of feathers around a dead, buff orpington rooster and a feather trail leading to a still alive but in-shock B.O. hen. The hen we found alive had a wound...

Good idea, thanks!!

Thanks! Did putting the mature hens on grower feed affect their laying at all?

Hello and thanks in advance for the guidance on this! I have 10 chicks being kept separate from my flock eating starter-grower feed. Three of them are already larger than some of my adults and are ready to get out of the chick pen. Is it ok to integrate them before 18 weeks? This would mean...

Thanks for reposting the video here!

awesome! thank you. We haven't made the purchase yet - seems there's always something more urgent to put the money toward but I'm still looking into the options.

Hello! Thanks in advance to anyone who reads and responds. This forum has been so helpful. Hoping to one day contribute answers and not just questions :) I have 11 hens and a rooster. 5 hens are 24 weeks old and the other 6 are 22 weeks. They're just beginning to lay - some randomly and...

Thanks for the info, Gary, and the discount code!

Thanks again! This has been a big experiment but so far so good... really appreciate all the help!

Thank you both very much! I was stressed out thinking i'd have to search the pasture for stray eggs :) I expect them to start laying anytime so I'll begin to gradually confine them - they get testy with each other when there is less room to roam. Appreciate your help! One more question: In...

Hello! I have 11 birds that will start laying soon. I plan to put four nesting boxes in their coop (a converted horse stall) but was wondering if I also needed boxes or specified areas for them to lay out in the run or the pasture?? They free range all day - they have access to the run and...

That's helpful - thanks so much for sharing your experience!

I'm a first-timer at raising chickens and my first flock (12 birds) is just about ready to be turned out. I know I want to install an automatic coop door either on a timer or with a light sensor. The two brands that look best so far are the Ador chicken door and the Pullet-Shut Door. I'd...