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And I have to say,,,ever since I got rid of my chickens. I have to buy eggs now,,,and I don't like it at all. lol Im not sure if I can get more chickens the way this is. I have a great chicken coop,,,and a large fenced in run for them and I cant' use it. I don't think there is anything I...

I came back to give a update. In Nov.2013 I gave all my chickens away. I/we realized that we has a serious problem with rats. We had noticed that there were some signs,but never seen a rat in the past. Until Oct-Nov 2013. When all the sudden they were everywhere. My gf went out to feed...

It's been several weeks and Im still only getting a egg a day,,if even that. Out of 7 chickens(I did a head count) that is terrible. Some days ,,,no eggs at all. I also noticed the chickens are hardly even eating their food. I have no idea why. I have also seen some signs of rats in the...

I thought they were not too old ,,,,,,but was not sure. They have a 20'X20" open run plus a 8"X10" coop. The open run has got allot of overgrowth over it ,blocking the sun,, but I didn't think it was enough to make a difference. And we let them out free range at least a few days a week...

It's been awhile since I have been here. lol My chickens are about 3 years old or so,,and I am not getting hardly any eggs lately. I have 9 ISA browns. Been going on for over a month and been slowing down the past several months. Im getting 1-2 eggs a day if even that. It's not worth...

I don't really have any mulch. But they like to dig in the dirt. I think once the plants get bigger it will be OK. As far as eating them. Then again ,,once the tomatoes,,veggies are growing they are in danger. I noticed the longer they are out in the day,,the farther they wander. And...

And they are not happy about it. I can't let them out anymore because they will get into the garden and tear it up. Or the neighbors garden. I have a 20x 20 fenced in area for them,,and a coop for laying. ,,but it is not enough,,they want out. I have 10 chickens that are used to going...

I have a coop and run behind my garage and there is a rabbit hutch and dog kennel right there too. I just noticed something has been robbing straw from a variety of places,,rabbit hutch,garage or kennel. And has a large straw nest in a tree above my chicken coop. It's very odd...

We have two baby ducks this morning!!! Its also my GFs Birth Day today. She's happy!! We moved The broody ISA brown hen and chicks to a separate box,,should I leave the hen in with the chicks??? Here's the story,,,One of my Australourpes went broody,,originally. After 3 weeks of...

Quote: They are under a broody chicken in a nesting box.

I don't know their exact date they should hatch. At the latest it would be the 20th,,4 days from now,,but I am not sure. I noticed 2 days ago ,,they are trying to break shell,,there are some small cracks,,looks from the inside out,,where the shell is broke. I candled them and can see...

Big problem!!! These duck eggs should be hatching any day now,,by Friday at latest. (I'm hatching duck eggs under chicken) Our Australorpe is the one that has been broody all this time. My GF noticed last night, there was a ISA Brown sitting on the eggs. I go out today and a ISA brown is...

I have 2 ducks due this week sometime.. I didn't keep track of the exact day,,but I know this week not past the 17th.

Well,,,another update. Both duck eggs are still looking good. We should have a few ducklings this week. It takes 28 days to hatch. I believe we are at day 21 or 22. I wish I would have kept better track. I could even be off a day or two. I will be watching and checking on them closely all...

I'm lol about some of the replies. I did not come here to argue,,,I really didn't. It's hard not to do. I think I know what is going on here and we all may be correct,,but first I want to say a few things. Read it all slowly please because I want to be done and sorry to the OP,,,,not...

Quote: I see now that you did not post the link with picture,,,,,,I apologize for that,,my mistake. And the person that did,,,responded. This is not my "lifes work" lol. But if your going to chime in and accuse me of being(silly) hard headed ,,, and can never be convinced,,you should...

Quote: Oh,,I can be convinced,,,but when people start saying chicken wire is like yarn and their chickens can bust through it,,or their dog just runs right through it. I'm not a believer,,,sorry!!! I'm no city boy,,and have been around animals my whole life. I've had some experiences with...

Quote: Ok,,first link shows a hole in chicken wire and many responses say it looks human made,,,or sabotaged. Who knows. Sure would be nice to see a close up picture of that. Second link ,,,pictures are not opening ,,or a dead link for me. I'll say this again,,if there is a weak link...

My duck has been in the chicken wire coop since April,,with the chickens. I decided about a week ago to leave the duck out over night ,,with the neighbors ducks ,that free range and have been coming over. The very first night and the only night I did this. I found my duck dead in the yard the...

Quote: I found a thread on here from 2008 and it was 6 pages long on this same topic. I read the whole thing. Most said chicken wire is like paper,,without any first hand experience,,,, and 1 went as far as to say their rooster got mad and they watched it kick and peck a hole through chicken...