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Well fortunately, the owl has not returned that I am aware of. The girls have been quiet even though I am not sleeping well! Who would have thought that I now worry about my dog and my chickens more than myself...lol! Thanks for the information.

I suppose you aren't willing to give productive advice. I am a single woman who inhereted the chickens and coop and I know that it needs updates. My issue is getting help to do them. Any suggestions on temporary fixes?

I did not know that! Interesting!

They have the run cover, which is chicken wire. Is this sufficient for the time being? I inherited the chickens with coop and run. It needs some work which I am planning on doing soon in order to make the coop better. Will they be safe for a couple of months? I appreciate every bit of advice I...

Thank you. They do have a covered area that the Owl can't get to them. I wasn't sure how aggressive an Owl would be, if the Owl could get through the chicken wire. Do you know if other ways to deter the Owl?

My chickens like to roost on top of their coop. They were fussing tonight, when I went to check on them I saw a large bird fly from the top of their run area, to a tree. I am assuming it was an Owl as it is 10 pm and dark in St Louis. I am leaving my outdoor light on to try to deter the bird. Is...

Very informative! Thanks for posting.

My concern is because it just started. And the fact that there isn't a shell bothers me. Am I blowing things out of proportion?

I guess my main concern is for the hen. Same feed that they were on, more free range time, established layers. I do see more diarrhea...is she ill? And K know nothing about molting... that's my next subject to read up on...

Okay, so here is current situation. Hens are a year old and all had been laying an egg a day. I have had them for 3 weeks. Same coop, same run, just moved them. They are getting a minimum of 3 hours free range time per day in their new yard. After the first week they were here, one quit laying...

I inherited chickens that are a year old and laying. Total of three hens. So excited to find this site. What I have seen so far is very informative for the first timer!