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Thank you so much for your reply and for the speed with which you sent it. My sincerest apologies for not responding sooner! I did see your message right away but in my haste I neglected to come back and say thank you! Thanks to the extremely informative articles you sent I think the problem...

My 3yr old Rhode Red has not laid an egg in about 4 days. At first I thought it was b/c I found a skunk in her coop at bedtime one night who pooped there while I was trying to get him out. I did get the poop out but I thought she was freaked out & possibly laying at my neighbors, where she...

& so is she not in trouble &/or in need of antibiotics? I don’t want to keep tugging at the membrane because I’m afraid of what it might pull out with it.

Ok thank you! Do you mean a Tums for example for calcium? Or if vitamin form, what dosage do you recommend for those supplements?

Please help, my most outgoing chicken had an egg break inside! It happened yesterday but that was not the apparent problem at first (I didn’t see anything there & had reason to believe it was sour crop based on some rotten fruit she had eaten. This morning she had a slow start but then was...

This is fantastic thank you for writing this! I notice that your system is made of solid wood, vs pallets or wire for example. Is this strategic? When you stop adding & close the one pile, should it remain basically sealed off from the air and the elements?

My Toffee just laid her first egg! Whoo hooo!! But what do I do lol? I gave her a treat to congratulate her (banana & scratch grain), but what else? Should I lv it there? Take it right away? Does she need anything? I cant believe it hadn’t occurred to me to ask these questions, I wasn’t...

Excellent thank you! Yes I thought of the weight of the vine too, plus the blocking of the sun do I’ve only trained a small portion up one corner it & will keep it under control as it grows.

But is it ok to put the seeds down? I assume they’ll eat some of them...

Oh hi everyone! 👋🏽😂

My 3 chicks are about 1.5 months old. They’ve been eating the feed, occasional boiled egg yolk, clovers, & whtvr they’re digging up out there. Are they good to go & can eat fruits & other veggies now? Is a wild grape vine ok to train around & in their coop? Also, can I put seed down for a...

Ok thank you!

Ok I’ve been working hard! Made a new run! I still have a few things to finish but they love it!! 🎉🎉🎉 Can I put new dirt in there? Store bought organic w/compost?

Thank you for that! I left them out in the coop last night w /a huddle box & they seemed just fine this morning & ever since! Hopefully that continues. My inexperience leaves me w/o a space large enough to give them another 2 weeks indoors for temperature toughening so I’ll def check out the...

Thank you for this note & the link! I was wondering about a light for them! I’ll put one in there. 👍 I love the picture they’re so cute lol! ‘Hiding’. 😂

.....our largest ground predator in this area being raccoons, which are scarce & I’ve ever seen on our property.

Omg! Every time I think I’m really getting a handle on this I find out there’s so much more to know! But that’s why I joined! I want to do this well & make give our girls the best chances at survival & make sure they’re always happy, healthy & loved!

Yes I thought the same of the construction of the thing & didn’t really expect it to last even one storm. Their first night out was good it seems & we have a ruthless outdoor cat which keeps nighttime predators away since hawks can’t get into the enclosed coop (the cat is actually the biggest...

Thank you so much for all of this very helpful info! I did read a bit on the coop forums but you’re right I should ask questions on there. Cuz I say I’ll just fence in the whole area but realistically I have no idea how to do that! Yes security is also an issue. I know that predators won’t be...

Me too lol!! I’m so glad it resonated w/someone! 🎉😂