I've come to the unhappy conclusion that I am going to have to stop allowing my birds out to for free range time. They have been quite happy to roam for most of the day for the last several years, but I have now lost most of my flock after a 2nd fox attack yesterday. The remaining birds will...
Thank you for the insights. I’ve had trouble with raccoons and dogs in the past, but never experienced anything like this before. I guess I will have to limit free range time for the remaining birds for now.
I’m wondering if it would be better to keep them locked up completely for a while, or...
While free ranging today, seven of my chickens disappeared. I was not home at the time, but when I came home I found about five or six piles of feathers that could identify at least three of my birds. There are no other signs that anything went wrong. I am trying to figure out what might have...
Question? Today is day 5 for me, and I just candled. All but one look to be developing very well. That one has the aircell on the side of the egg. These aren't shipped eggs, so I wasn't expecting anything like that. Not much sign of development in this one either, so it may already be dead...