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I'm sorry for my delay in response. First off, I'd like to report that the young birds grew all new primary wing feathers and this was the reason for them going over the fence. Second, after discovering this, we reclipped the one wing and the opposite wing and this corrected the issue! I had...

Top Knot, it is about 70 feet. Fred, thanks for your response.

I free range my chickens and have a 4', chain link, fully fenced yard. I have had chickens for 3 years and have not had this problem. The younger birds that I added to the flock this Spring are hopping up on the fence and going into the neighbors yard every day. I have clipped one wing on...

I am interested in why people keep adding Mother ACV in there? From what I read, you only need a starter the first time you get it going. The starter can be yogurt, Mother ACV or Cultured Buttermilk. Is this true? Mine definitely smells and looks right.

Just mix up the GroGel and put it on their food. they will eat it and learn at the same time where their food is. ;)

My girls took 3 nights to catch on after I carried them. I allowed them to go into the old coop and roost, then I carried then manually, one by one, into the new coop every night. 3 nights later, they automatically went into their new digs on their own. I was pretty happy!!!

I ordered mine from McMurray for a ship date of April 8. They are 5 Red Ranger meaties (Straight Run), pullets of the following: 2 Buff Orpington, 2 Speckled Sussex, 2 Plymouth Barred Rock, 2 White Rock, 2 Americauna, and a mystery chick. I cannot wait to get them!

My egg production is definitely affected by the heat. I think the lack of rain has something to do with the drop. We have been unseasonably hot and dry in New York. I have 6 laying hens right now. On days in the mid 80's and above, they lay less eggs, probably 3 or 4. When the days are low...

I'm up to 6 coons and 1 possum in about a month!!! Who would have thought in a sub-divided neighborhood!!! Well, I am going to keep trapping and killing to protect my girls.

We have had a difficult year with preds. Nothing last year, but this year has been much different. First, I live in a subdivision and "free range". By free range, I mean that I have a fully fenced yard (4 foot chain link), but there is no run and they have the whole yard to range. Second, I...

Sooo, the other coon that was trying to save his buddy this morning that I had written about earlier... He was in the same tree that he climbed to escape my clubbing when I returned from logging tonight at 8:00 PM. Let's just say he mysteriously fell from said tree and is no longer with us...

Great stuff, Rock!!! I appreciate it very much. I will be doing this as I have caught 4 young ones and a big female. I heard a strange noise this morning coming from the trap and I went out to investigate. The one I have in the trap is calling a distress call and a another little one is...

Gotcha. Well, I am catching coons almost every time I set up the trap. Got my 4th last night. A little guy, but a coon nonetheless. There are tracks all around my coop every night. there are many trees around my coop so the rain (not that there has been any!) doesn't reach the soil...

I'm leaning toward saying rooster, but I also agree that it looks like a NHR, not a RIR. I have 3 NHR and it looks just like mine, the black on the tailfeathers, not that deep rusty color of the RIR... Sal

Right on! I wonder how many "things" are coming in my yard at night??? What is good bait for luring skunks in?

ARE YOU TRYING TO HIJACK MY THREAD!!!!!!! Just kidding! Looks awesome!

Last night I trapped another coon. That is 3 coon and a possum in a few weeks. I am not sure if there are any more coons, as I have trapped all of the ones that have been seen around by my surrounding neighbors. Setting the trap here and there would be wise though, I am thinking. Remember, I...

I have never had my hens poop in the nesting boxes. I guess I am fortunate. Mine have been laying over a year and they have not made a mess in the nests.

I have a bail of straw hay, but I am out of shavings. the new coop and setting up the brooder ran me out of shavings. Most people use straw in their nest boxes. You can have some of that... Sal