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I can't find the lady who makes them, I have 6-7 that are being pecked to death and tried everything to cover the spots up that orginally started with the rooster. I have tried spraying Blue Cote all over them and next day it's worn off, tried tea tree oil with camphor, no help. I have no place...

When we set up our chicken coop and run last year we decided we would make a fort to deter any beginnings of attacks. We live in the woods and lots of predators. And as the previous member mentioned we did the electric fence, plus 6' fence and then bird netting over the top because of hawks. We...

Thanks, you are right on, I use layer pellets and scratch and give them probably a quart a day of scratch, I do give them lots of veggies etc, but not in a bag. Where do I get aprons for a good price? I appreciate your help

I have 20 hens and one rooster, in the begining I think it was the rooster that scratched off some feathers causing the skin to show, now about 7 of them are picked bald on their lower back and all around their butt. some only have a couple tail feathers left. It's like an all out picking...

All their feathers on their back 1/3, also under tail and butt area? I'm sure it's from the rooster. There is one rooster with 20 hens. Only 6 or the 20 are like this, then because it's bright pink the other hens peck on them. I have used the blue antesptic spray but in 2 days it's all gone and...

I got an egg out of the nest, It was so big there was blood on it and it was broke, contents spilled out and inside it was another normal egg? The outer shell was as big as a goose egg.? Not sure how the poor chicken passed it. I have 20 so not sure which one it was.

OK,I will get one tomorrow, thanks

My mystery chick turned out to be a Barred Rock, now 11 weeks old, this is the first time I've had chickens, and "it" is starting to make a noise than now of the other 24 hens make, but not the cockadoodle do thing. And I don't see the top knot like the pictures of roosters? Sorry to sound...

We have 26 coming 6 weeks old chicks, we were just starting to let them out in their run yesterday while we were finishing a few things, the run is 25'x25' outside walls completely fenced 6 1/2' tall, then some rafters that go up to 8' that we are going to put netting over. Never thought but...

I'm still wondering about the "moth Ball" thing, I thought about putting it around the perimeter of my coop and run, I know it will kill dogs, but my dogs are fenced in another area? What to you think?

Good Idea, thanks Terry

4Finished the coop, unless a bear comes along I think it's safe, the run is almost done, it's 2"x 4" wire (heavy horse) fencing then covered the bottom with 1/2" hardware cloth, and so on, but I'm afraid a gate will make it easy for predators to get through? Now sure how to build that? Help

I have given them Hard Boiled eggs since about 2 weeks old, I mash 2 eggs and then grind a little flax seed and sprinkle over the eggs, They go crazy. Like parannas. When I first started it, I added probiotics. I have yet to smell any oder ever, when they were in the brooder in the house and now...

I moved mine out to the coop at 2 weeks, we had 26 and they were really getting over-crowded for the brooder, our coup is 10'x12' so we took one side where the roosts are and cliped on the red heat lights, It was pretty warm when I moved them out there and one 250 wt bulb was enough, then it...

What kind of top did you have on the run? I seems to me a hawk wouldn't reach in from the side, maybe this one that was partially eatten also got through the fence?

Obviously we don't get chickens to save money? Right? we have spent probably $800. on coop, and run, maybe more. But they are so cute and comforting,we just go sit in the coop and play and love on them, makes you feel good. I'm glad they are healthy and thriving. Good thing we eat a lot of eggs...

I just opened my 2nd 50lb bag of chick starter for my exactly had these 26 chciks for 3 weeks. I don't throw away the food, just add. How can they eat so much, they are large breed RIR, Orph, Wynt. I feed them 2 hard boiled eggs a day as a treat, but wow, I'm surprised how much they eat?????

I hope the rat hadn't eatten the poison, I am afraid to put poison out because I've been told that if the rat eats the poison and my dogs ate the rat when it comes out sick looking for water, that the dogs could die too.??? Not sure, anyone know?

What are night guard lights? and not sure I understand the fishing line, we are putting up the bird netting over the top too, lots of hawks here, Just wondered, thanks

Just finished the coop, my husband built it like Ft Knox and it was sure to keep predators out, but little did I know I would get locked in. I went in to sit and bond with the 3 week old babies, I shut the door and the lock fell down and when I went to leave ( This is after an eight hour day of...