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What would have done this to my sweet chicken? It was overnight. We have established a friend's dog opened up the chicken run but we don't think she did this...

One of our three month olds was killed last night and trying to figure out if it was a raccoon or a fox, ect. They got in the run by bending up the fence enough to get it over a bush. The chicken was in a large kennel wrap in chicken wire that was pulled back on the side. Feathers everywhere and...

It's not letting me change the title or delete...One of our three month olds was killed last night and trying to figure out if it was a raccoon or a fox, ect. They got in the run by bending up the fence enough to get it over a bush. The chicken was in a large kennel wrap in chicken wire that was...

I have three hens approx three months old and I caught them roosting on the roof of their coop the other night. I had to remove them and put them into the coop two nights in a row and am expecting a third tonight. I had them in a large covered cage previously while introducing them to our...

I have a Buff Orpington hen who is about 9 months old who started limping last Wed night. I watched it for a day before making her a pen in our old dog cage hoping to give her some rest. (Especially since I saw that the other hens must have been pecking at her. She is not any better and is...

And it rarely freezes where we live though dealing with the heat is a real problem at times.

Our coop came with the chickens from a friend who had to rehome them...I am currently researching better options (a walk in for sure!) but it will not be possible to build until Fall so I need a solution for our currently coop now. The run is not covered and won't be since I move the whole thing...

I am still relatively new to chicken raising but am finding our current system for food and water is not working for our needs. We have a smaller coop that has the nesting area in the top part of the coop and currently are having to get on the ground and put the food and water hanging underneath...

These guys where hatched around the 10th of June...I am thinking they are Roos but heard Buff Orpingtons are very hard to tell until they crow or lay. I was going to keep them until one of those happened but they have an incredible opportunity to be rehomed on a big farm as early as tomorrow...

When do Buff Orpington Roos generally start crowing? I have two suspected Roos and am curious how soon I will need to look for new homes. Thanks!!

I have three hens: a light Brahma, a Cochran, and a Leghorn. I received them early May of this year. The Cochran was broody when I received her so I purchased fertilized eggs for her to sit on and three days before they hatched the leghorn decided to go broody too and claimed the eggs too (very...

These chicks are a little over 7 weeks old. I think they are Orpingtons but not sure which type. Also, any ideas their genders? Thanks!