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We fill small bottles with water and freeze. We drop these into their self-watering container providing cool water for several hours. Repeat as needed! I also freeze chunks of melon and provide ice cubes in the pen for their consumption. Bagged frozen veggies work too!

I have discover the "hemp" material and it is great bedding for the coop. It is pretty much dust free. After weekly clean, I spray with a little water to create the fresh scent and my 5 chickens love it. It appears to be expensive, but it is long lasting, very fine grate, and doesn't require...

Racoons will simply chew the heads off, weasels will take a whole chicken, possums and other small varmits are vicious

The size of the Wire you used allows many predators in. Weasels, squirrels, possom,etc. I would recommend 1/2 inch hard cloth. The name is deceiving. Hardcloth can be found at box hardware stores. Hardcloth is metal with a half inch grid. Very protective

OK I have lived all over CA and then the East Coast. Now Missouri with harsh winters and low sunshine. WE NEVER EVER add heat to the chicken coop. Neither do we add light. Chickens have a natural ability to cuddle or stay inside their coop and manage to get through their normal yearly...

One of my six hens only lays abour every third day and the egg typically looks like this picture. I don't know if these eggs are safe to eat or not. But more importantly is there anything I can do to correct the situation? It looks to be seamed and then there are some calcium bumps on top...

Thanks to all ... Ladies are all better.... L

Thanks for the help. Don't have ability to have separate pen so think I will keep her in for a few days then use the blue cote and see how it goes. Again, thank you. L

One of our RIR got attacked through by a dog. They pulled most of her tail feathers out and lots of blood. I got her quickly separated and we washed the injury down with saline -- then some antibiotic spray. Still bled profusely so use syptic which seemed to get stuff under control. Its 36...

;)Thanks to all...The food was it primarily..Although it was fresh everyday I don't think they were eating enough..I was using a smaller feeder and I think their heads got too dang big. I also switched from chick medicated to starter/layer.They seem much better and will be out of the air...

Hi FOlks: I have 5 hens and a roo all just 5 weeks old. For the past two days I have noticed an unusual amount of liquid in their poo..Is this normal? ALSO.. pls tell me your recommendation for food from 6 weeks and up..I really want these to be healthy, happy, pets