Ok so I have 6 hens and recently I noticed that one of my Hens (one of my Blue Cochins) was staying in the nesting box and will not come out. My first thought was that that she just could not lay an egg but after several days I decided to take her out and put her in the run with the rest of the...
I can't believe how hard it is to get rid of a rooster. I am in livermore and have a beautiful Ameraucana Roo that needs a good home. I have becomes attached to him because he is the friendliest as well as the most beautiful of the lot. If anyone out there in the general vicinity of the east...
Well I am just about ready to put a bullet through my puppy's head but I think my wife would kill me. We have a 5 month old Rat Terrier mix puppy that seems to think that the chickens are toys. Yesterday (my fault) I left the door to the coop open after cleaning it and let the chickens free...
Don't worry, I don't think that you are talking to yourself about your coop. It is a wonderful coop and I think that most are very jealous of what you have created. As for Jetdog's response I am sure that little slot below is for ventilation.
So I am new to the whole Chicken thing but so far it has been an experience, some good and some bad. The good part is I love what they bring to the house and family as well as look forward to having eggs in the near future. The bad is loosing one to my puppy who seemed to think that they are...
Blood and guts and to make it worse I caught him in the act again yesterday morning with another Chick in his mouth. This time I was able to stop him before he did to much damage. Looks like now I am going to have to be much more careful about letting them roam. I can't afford emotionally to...