Recent content by shoehorny

Howdy everyone! I wonder if can get some good recommendations here. I have 6 beautiful Rhode Island Red chickens and one complacent rooster. All of the chickens in the flock are going on their 4th year (but still producing lots of eggs!). Last year I bought 12 baby leghorn chicks and I...

Howdy! My name is Michael and I have been raising chickens for many years. All egg layers and all great looking healthy chickens!

More clues: Today I went out to the chicken coop during the day with a backup powerful light. I removed the huge crate that I used to put the baby chicks in. (Actually, I put the baby chicks into a large plastic Rubbermaid tub and I put this tub into the crate....). I turned the crate over...

Thanks for all the replies, suggestions and condolences. I thought about adding a camera to the coup (baby cam) but have not gotten around to it yet. I should point out that I live in New Jersey and on farmland. I have never seen a rat on my property, although that is my chief suspect. The...

Can someone please help me solve a murder mystery? Two weeks ago, I bought a dozen chicks. I put them in a large, plastic tub and then I put the tub into a large wooden crate. I covered part of the crate with plywood and draped chicken wire fence over the top. To weigh the chicken wire fence...