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    Woke up to a chicken missing, feathers everywhere. No clue what or how it got my chicken.

    That's a good idea, I think I will pick up some hardware cloth and just that. Thank you
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    Woke up to a chicken missing, feathers everywhere. No clue what or how it got my chicken.

    Thank you for the reply and suggestions. I appreciate it. I think that is exactly what happened, a racoon must've put a hand through and held onto one of the chickens. What a way to go. :( I also did start placing them up in the top section at night now and will continue to do so every night...
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    Woke up to a chicken missing, feathers everywhere. No clue what or how it got my chicken.

    I meant to post this under "Predators and Pests". Sorry about that.
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    Woke up to a chicken missing, feathers everywhere. No clue what or how it got my chicken.

    This spring I picked up 5 Ameraucana chicks and we built a brand new coop to put them in when they were large enough to be placed in it. Below are some pictures showing the coop from several angles and how it's built to protect from predators. What you can't see is that there is wire...
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    First sick Chicken! Please help me figure this out (pictures)

    For more informational purposes, I had noticed my chicken had been acting strange on Saturday morning, I did not notice anything wrong Friday night. On Sat. morning I noticed she was making strange noises, like a wheezing noise coming from her rectum. Her feathers were dirty and spread out more...
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    First sick Chicken! Please help me figure this out (pictures)

    I just went out to refill the feeder and water in my coop for my 3 chickens, one of my chickens had been having the same problems with her bum, similar to the pictures you posted. Nothing wrong with her feet though. We recently got really cold weather, in the high 20's, snow on the ground. The...
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    A sort of personal Chicken Journal

    So I decided to build them a separate coop instead of the dog run/kennel area. Getting bigger now. Coop isn't 100% finished, I was short on supplies and the hardware store was closed today.
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    A sort of personal Chicken Journal

    getting bigger
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    A sort of personal Chicken Journal

    Coop taking shape.
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    A sort of personal Chicken Journal

    Let the little girls outside in the grass for the first time today. They seemed to enjoy it.
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    organic feed

    Did you look here? https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=20741-organic-chicken-feeds If you cannot find anything near by, why not order it online?
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    A sort of personal Chicken Journal

    I've been having to change out the chick's water twice a day and that may not be enough. I will change it out with fresh water before I go to bed and when I wake up in the morning the chicks will have kicked so much sawdust and paper towel pieces into their water it soaks up really fast. As soon...
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    A sort of personal Chicken Journal

    I've begun thinking about what to as far as a coop for my chickens. Been looking at several ideas for building a portable coop/tractor and possibly just buying one. But it just dawned on me that what is currently my dog's kennel would probably be perfect for a coop. The area is closed off with a...
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    A sort of personal Chicken Journal

    Thought I'd start a fresh thread to document the raising and life of my chickens and adventures of raising them, to not clutter other threads. Here are my 3 Ameraucana 7 days old. Just moved to a larger brooder. Having a harder time keeping the temp up now that in this larger container. Temp...
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    Raising Baby Chicks - Notable Topic Index - Please Review

    Quote: Great, I believe the chicks were about 3 days old when I bought them, which was yesterday. Thanks for the tip on a larger brooder. I plan on building up a new larger one today after work. Bryan
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