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    Mystery chick joined the brooder

    Thanks all.
  2. ABlackDogRanch

    Mystery chick joined the brooder

    Lol, no idea where it came from. I find it hard to believe that both myself and the employee didn't notice a different breed and extra bird in the box, but it is possible. I've had multiple broody hen, but they weren't good enough at it to hatch chicks. They kept switching nesting boxes!
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    Mystery chick joined the brooder

    I have a mystery chick and am hoping someone can identify. I got 18 Cornish X chicks from Tractor Supply last weekend. The other day, I found a chick outside the brooder, wandering the yard. I put it back in the broader, figuring one of the chicks Houdini-ed it's way out. The only thing...
  4. ABlackDogRanch

    Texas

    Thank you, bnjrob!
  5. ABlackDogRanch

    Texas

    Happy Friday-eve, all - I built my coop in the springtime and it is about 80% hardware cloth on the outside. This was great for the ladies in the summer, but fall and winter are fast approaching and I would like to add some draft control. I have a ton of 6' fence pickets to repurpose. My...
  6. ABlackDogRanch

    Texas

    I didn't find any yesterday, so either they're fantastic egg-hiders...or no one laid. Only time will tell :) Huggstaff13 - how are you fastening the wood to the frame? Nuts/bolts?
  7. ABlackDogRanch

    Texas

    Howdy all! Some of my little ladies (born 3/15) finally started laying! I have no idea how many are laying, but at least a few are. My dog discovered a few eggs in a nest in the brush on Sunday. Woot! On Monday morning, I found one egg on the floor of the coop. On Tuesday, I found one in...
  8. ABlackDogRanch

    Texas

    I like your nesting boxes. Are those repurposed kitty litter containers?
  9. ABlackDogRanch

    Texas

    My cuckoo looks just like that. I'm going with cuckoo!
  10. ABlackDogRanch

    Texas

    Oh my, I'm glad she was just slobbered on and not hurt!
  11. ABlackDogRanch

    Texas

    Happy weekend, all! When I first got my pullets in April, one of my dogs went NUTS and was constantly circling the open air kennel. I feared my dreams of free ranging were over! I'm happy to report that after a few weeks, he has more than chilled out: The barn cat we acquired also doesn't...
  12. ABlackDogRanch

    Texas

    Perhaps this is a dumb question...but I'll ask it anyway! If we keep the coop open during the day for the chickens to get out...there's no way to ever prevent snakes from entering, right? Or is more that we keep the coop secure and sealed during the night when the snakes are most active?
  13. ABlackDogRanch

    Texas

    He brought the snake to work for some other guy to make a belt, so at least it is getting used somehow. Now my BF - who couldn't give a hoot about the chickens - is suggesting we get Guinea Fowl. To me, the more the merrier...but now I have a whole other bird to research!
  14. ABlackDogRanch

    Texas

    I think mine are too small yet to win in a chicken/cat fight - they're about 9 weeks old. I'm not going to build an entire roof tonight, so I guess we'll see how tomorrow goes. Hopefully no losses.
  15. ABlackDogRanch

    Texas

    Last night after finishing my sweet outdoor run that will keeps dogs out (but not worried about keeping chickens in), we found this next to the house: He was almost 5'...gorgeous, but scary. He's dead in this photo, obviously, or I wouldn't be that close! My BF just told me he's coming home...
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