Thanks ! I have read this entire post and I now know the following:
1. My Chickens aren't dying!
2. The raccoons did not get in the coop again.
2. They will lay again (eventually)!
3. They won't freeze to death! (Its fall now)
4. My Roo is going, so my girls will be much happier.
We had 10, then we lost 2 good layers (to the raccoon's) in the last few weeks. :( Now, soon to have 6 new chicks when mommy hatches them in about 3 more weeks. :) Broody went to broodin' again and we took advantage of that. I am new to raising chickens. I've named most of them. They are...
I am so new at raising chickens I don't even know what kind I have other than by 'color' 2 black, 2 white 2 "banny hens" 4 black and white stripes! Anyway, I don't wash them now, because the first time I did, I found it was sticky and figured that just wasn't a good thing to do. Since I have 9...