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Looking for help in identifying our most recent predator or 2... so we live in a pretty rural area in Virginia with known foxes, coyotes, hawks, eagles, possums, rats, snakes, raccoons.... We have week old chicks with their moms all the way to 1 year old chickens(about 70 total?), a few turkeys...

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Hey everyone! Been looking for answers, but can't find much.. we had an emu chick hatch late last night and let it rest in the incubator. This morning we moved it to the brooder (with a non slip material down). Noticed it last night, but hoped it would have corrected by the morning- it is...

Thank you both!! I will collect eggs for another few days and try! We give away eggs a lot, and they are adding up fast since I'm definitely not going to give any away for awhile.. My last batch of babies are almost old enough for our big coop and our small one will be free again, so this...

This may be a very dumb question, but I have to ask! We had one sick chicken (hen with some bubbles in eye and some coughing, but eating fine and acting fine) and I put a small dose of LA200 in the coops drinking water for 3 days ( by small dose I mean like 2 ml in 3 gallons.. not enough, I...

haha aww man!! we will love them either way, just have too many roosters as it is! hatched 11 shipped eggs last month and 5 of 11 are roosters too, on top of the 3 we already have 😞

These 2 have recently started fighting.. hoping not roos, but have never had young hens fight like these 2 have started to do. Any opinions?? About 2 1/2 months old

Any opinions on hen or roo for this baby?? Got from an auction and thinking maybe 2-3 months old? (sizing similar to our 2 1/2 month old bantam)