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After the recent snow storm we realized that a mamma raccoon decided to have her babies in a hollow tree about 50 feet from my coop. The coop itself is pretty secure, but we're used to free ranging the girls for a couple hours/day. I'm not sure what to do. I had a wildlife removal company out...

I just went and measured. It's actually closer to 5'4" from the ground. You still think it's too high? I guess it's 'too high' for HER, but for everyone? Should I just remove that highest roost?

Hi We have 12 chickens and a 6x8 foot coop that's about 7 feet tall. Roosts go the long way, and are at various heights. The top roost by the window is almost 6 foot off the ground, and that's where 5 of the chickens routinely choose to spend the night. This used to be no problem, but the...

My 2 year old sex-link Lucy has had egg issues before. Last year I noticed her acting sick for a few days and I took her to the vet and the xray showed a broken egg in her. A round of antibiotics and a couple months off egg laying and she was fine, back to laying an egg a day usually. Back...

Hi My 7 new babies will be 16 weeks old wednesday and the littlest of them, Blondie - a golden comet (sex-link) has already laid 3 eggs! They are LITTLE (as is she!) We have a couple 2 year old silkies and Blondie is no bigger than they are. But of all the new chickens, she's the only one...

Well, we moved the big girls into the little girl's coop last night. They were confused when I openned the pop door this morning and 3 of the 2 year olds wouldn't leave the roost they were on until I helped them. However NOW, the big girls have chased all 7 13-week olds back into the coop...

The seven 12 week old pullets are in the new bigger better coop. So the five 2 year olds will be moving out of their much-too small coop/run and joining them. I heard that I should wait til the babies stop making baby sounds, and they are pretty much there. We have had them all out in the...

Are they in an enclosed run? Or once out of the coop are they free-ranging? My chicken's food and water are in the run, not in the coop at all, so they really only go into the coop to sleep. And yes, from my vast experience (raised 5 girls from chicks to years ago, and added 7 more this...

is it to early to tell? anyone???

she's a 7 week old easter egger... and i'm wondering if she's a he.... that'

Hi We're having a bigger coop built for us cause, well, chicken math. And we arent' handy enough to do it ourselves. The guy that's doing it has chickens and I've also seen another awesome coop he's built. He's talking about using 1 x 2 inch wire fencing for the run (and the windows and...

We took our Lucy to the bird vet about a month ago now with these symptoms. An xray showed a broken egg in her. He gave her a shot and then she was on antibiotics for 2 weeks.. Last week she started laying again and she is her old self now :-) Yes, the vet was expensive. I took her...

I just took my red star to the vet --- very similar symptoms. The x-ray she has a broken egg inside her. Is your girl still laying? Lucy had stopped for a couple weeks... She's on antibiotics and we have our fingers crossed now

So I took Lucy to the vet today. He did an x-ray and it turns out she does have a broken egg inside her. We can see pieces of the shell on the xray (in the upper right corner near her tail)...

:-( oh no, i hope not. I love my Lucy. I will attempt to find a vet tomorrow. Thanks for answering