Well,now I am even more confused! See,along with my mates I ordered 25 mixed Rhode Island reds...but I thought they would all be the same colour and bigger. I think I have a shot of agirl,let me look.
I am sorry if this is too gross but this is what I found. It was in the run,not in the coop. It was one of my smaller birds :( Whatever it was didn't break in,the little door from the run to the coop was open.
Something killed one of my chickens last night and left only feathers and a wee bit of guts. We live far enough north that we don't have skunks or Coons. Our biggest concern is always bears and cougars...but this was obviously neither of these. So, what else would climb a six foot fence and...
Can't recall being so discouraged in a LONG time! Last Tuesday I received my chicks from Miller Hatcheries - 75 cornish giants and 25 red rock cross. They all seemed healthy until the next day. The broilers started to fall over and get really weak and die. The others were just fine. Within a...
For the first time in the three years of having chickens, something broke into my coop - the outside run part. It ripped the bottom boards off and I still don't know if I am missing any birds b/c we are all (me and the chickens) freaked out. My dog is freaking right out. I am thinking it is a...