:(It's happening all over northern Cali. Most new chicks start getting droppy wings (and i'm so sorry to say this) and die. I got 8 new chicks a few weeks ago from my local feed store they were free since someone had brought them in unwanted. 2 got droppy wings and died. It's sometype of bird...
I have hens and rosters! When i only had hens i didn't have this problem but when i got rosters, a few hens started doing that. Just haveing a roster around but not with them can confuse them. They will even start brooding if there's a rooster near.
Get a flock block or two at your local feed store. The peking will stop, since they will focus on pecking the block instead of each other. Cracked corn also works!
Racoons are very hard to get rid of! I lost over 20 chickens last year to them. I had to train my dogs to guard my barn at night. I have wild cats that come and go all the time so i have to leave food out! Another thing i've learned to keep coons away is locking up larger animals with your...