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    Treatment for raccoon bite

    One of my roosters was attacked and killed by a raccoon last night. This morning I discovered another rooster sustained a fairly substantial wound to the meaty part of his leg and am wondering if anyone has any thoughts on how to treat. We are fairly certain that the raccoon was not rabid.
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    Getting chickens to go inside their coop at night.

    Thanks for the reply. I do think they know what their home is as they have been in it for six weeks. So, would the best plan be to just continue putting them into the coop in each night in the hopes they will eventually figure it out, or would it be more advantageous to leave them out...
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    Getting chickens to go inside their coop at night.

    Hi all, new member from Vermont. I have 9 "Easter egger" chickens that are about 10 weeks old. I'm pretty sure that 2 are roosters and 7 hens. The issue at hand is this: they huddle up in a group in a corner of their run at dusk and don't go back inside their illuminated coop. Does anyone know...
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