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    That's It, We've Officially Lost Our Firsts.

    I think the coyote take care of the raccoons here, I've only ever seen one. I recruited the assistance of my neighbor, he's been hunting and trapping since he could walk. He's got a box of traps for every animal that walks the earth. I had him help me set up a few at night, unsuccessful though...
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    That's It, We've Officially Lost Our Firsts.

    For some brighter news, the one young chicken that just disappeared, reappeared about 24 hours later with a hole of a half dollar in his head (definitely this one is a roo), you could see his skull. He was totally fine, he acted like nothing was wrong. I treated with that purple gentian violet...
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    That's It, We've Officially Lost Our Firsts.

    ...a fight, and they are big, so the rooster can get there before the hawk is able to do any real damage, because it's unable to fly off with my fat-*** chickens), so I'm assuming that the raptor picked the smaller slower animal for dinner. It's all right though, one of the negatives of true...
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    Don't know if I will sleep tonight...

    The staple is over two pieces of wire, that way if one breaks it's still somewhat supported by the other.
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    Don't know if I will sleep tonight...

    I used a bunch of regular staples to hold the hardware cloth in place, and then I used some of these to reinforce everything. If you nail them in over where the wire crosses, you get the strength of two of the hardware cloth strands, as well as the crown staple. Hillman 3/4-in Leg x 3/16-in...
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    Scratch grains got rained on

    Besides the other great suggestions- If you know anybody who hunts it could be used as a pre-season deer attractant. If you don't hunt, you could dump it out in the woods and watch the wildlife that it attracts. It would be especially neat to watch at night. I don't see why you couldn't...
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    Don't know if I will sleep tonight...

    The main door of my coop looks just like that, it's just a frame with half inch hardware cloth and 2x4's. We have dozens of coyotes, as well as other predators in the area, and nothing has even come close to getting through hardware cloth. As long as the rest of the coop is secure, you can...
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    Soft bulge on hens chest

    I had the same freak out moment when my chickens started to fully develop. It's probably just the crop, a part of the stomach system used for pre-digestion.
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    Natural cat litter in coop?

    I've heard that clay cat litter can cause serious digestive issues if eaten. It swells up and causes blockages. I use hay and sand.
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    Can anyone identify the predator here?

    What is your geographical location, as specifically as you're willing to give?
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    Ended Broodies & Their Babies Photo Contest

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    Chickens killing birds?!

    My girls go after small birds and squirrels all the time. My roo actually grabbed a squirrel once, but didn't seem to know what to do once he got it, so he let it go. I think it's totally normal behavior.
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    Anything else I can do? (Dog attack)

    I'm sorry to hear about the loss, but I disagree about it being your fault. It's not possible for you to watch them 24/7, nor can you prevent nature from doing it's thing. It sounds like you do everything you can to keep them safe and happy.
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    Our largest egg yet.

    Some of them are double, shes 11 months.
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    Our largest egg yet.

    The majority of our eggs are around 50-60 grams, this one is close to 100g. Came from one of the Australorps, the closest one to this was 90g, she consistently lays monsters.
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    How much would it cost to build my coop?

    I built a 6x10ft coop with no run recently using lumber and hardware from Lowes, it was about $800-1000. I don't remember the exact price, and I already own a lot of tools, that's why I say 800-1000. Lumber prices have gone down a good bit since then though. I probably could have done it for a...
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    how do i make my coop more insulated?

    Photos of your setup would help.
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    Reforming an aggressive rooster (project)

    I think it's also counterproductive to the entire concept of domestication of animals. The whole point of domesticating something is to breed "domestic" traits into it, like not attacking humans. Breeding an aggressive rooster is, I think, a step backwards. There was a study done, in Russia I...
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    Yogurt whey used for a mash for chicks?

    Not that I'm aware of, but I'm also not feeding it to them every day, it's a once a week or so treat. I'm not saying that it WOULD be a problem to give it to the more often, but I just don't know. I think that's a great idea.
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    Help! Ants in my incubator!

    I work on swimming pools professionally and one of the biggest causes of failed equipment, especially mechanical timers and switches, is ants. All it takes is for one to be inside of a solenoid when it clicks on, it fries the ant, and keeps the contractors from making a good connection (which...
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