Recent content by SimplyLivinthatFarmLife

I understand. I had raccoons take out my flock of guineas minus one. We set up a camera along with traps using cat food- cheapest you can find- and were able to catch them. Originally, we thought it was just one, but oh were we surprised. I believe we caught about 8 of them.

Hello and Welcome to BYC :wee ! You've joined a great site with loads of information and lots of friendly people.

Hello and Welcome to BYC :wee! So glad you could join us here. You've joined a great site with lots of friendly people and loads of helpful advice. Where are you located? Can't wait to see pictures of the animals on your farm!

Definitely trap the raccoons. We had the same problem-raccoons took out all but one guinea and 4 hens-with one rooster barely escaping. If you don't trap them, they will definitely come back day after day and week after week. It took us a few weeks to trap them.

Oh noooo!!! I hope he can pass it. Is there a way to staple the weather stripping to prevent this from happening again?

Do you have enough ventilation in your coop? Hope your girl gets better soon. Please keep us posted.

I voted, but I had to cheat and look up the average age of Orpingtons for laying. I was so excited :celebrateto get eggs (as this was my first time owning chickens), I don't even remember- that was 4 years ago. I need to do better!!!

Hmmmm...I would be very upset. Have you ever seen his set-up?

Whatever they are, they're very cute! Hope you can figure out what breed they are...good luck!

Oh noooo...that looks painful. I can certainly understand your pain. A raccoon attacked one of my roosters and took out all four of my girls. He looked horrible following the attack. He is finally back to himself with minimal scarring, but he will allow me to put my hand in his cage to feed him...

I'm so sorry for your loss :hit. Praying that your girls that survived the fire will be okay.

Great information shared!

Oh no...sorry to hear this. Hope you can figure out what is causing this. I had a girl that was like that about a week ago. I brought her in and gave her a warm epsom salt bath and she was able to lay her egg. Kept her in for a few days before returning her to the coop. She's been fine since...

Hello and welcome to BYC :wee! You've joined an amazing site with wonderful people and a wealth of information. I vote yes to a rooster. I have 6 roosters- one was not so friendly at one time, but I think he now knows who is boss. I still watch him closely when I go into the pen and coop. My...

I dump mine in my garden area and use it in my compost pile.