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Was it cold that night maybe they froze on the roost is there a draft like open door? I've seen them freeze to death on the roost .

Till your chickens are grown you need to make sure that no snake will get to them rat wire close any openings . Nevertheless sacrifice a chick or 2 a sake is good to have around if it's solid black .it will eat rats. Rats cause disease

A pellet rifle is awesome

I lost chickens to hawks during the day and raccoons and rats during the night til I got a farm dog that took care of all that if you raised it from a pup in the coop then let it in the yard it will protect its flock if it's th right breed I had lgds up until recently now I have Australian...

Australian shepherd dogs can handle a fox but the bark is enough to determine a fox I have 2 Australian shepherds so they can handle a coyote if theirs a pack my shotgun will have their back

Pick it up gently by its head if it's feet go up its a hen if they go down I'd say rooster

You can tell their sex by looking at their wings a pullets wing has 2 steps a Cockrell has 1 also if you pick them up by the head the pullets lift their legs and the cockerel reaches for the ground

Yes orpingtons are a gentle breed so they will do good

His breed is barred rock and he's a nice looking rooster

These have already been introduced to the flock

You need a Australian shepherd pup for the fox

I've had good luck with cackle hatchery I just ordered 26 Wyandotte chicks because they are setters I went with half silver laced,and half blue laced but it's which color you prefer lots of people go with gold laced Wyandotte

I just ordered 11 blue laced Wyandotte and 11 silver laced Wyandotte have you ever had these

Walk in grab that rooster and then hold him by the legs upside down shake him up and down 1 time, hold him like that till you see his eyes roll back and he will start getting aura let him down and see if his additude changes

I've known of people giving cat food to them to make them lay I wouldn't recommend it but it's like 30 percent protein and it never killed them so no idont think so