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  1. RachRed

    Chickens not laying!

    Thanks for the replies! I'm still not sure why they aren't laying! I cleaned their coop...no mites. I searched the yard for secret stashes to no avail. I put some wooden eggs in the nest box and have been giving them probiotics. They eat layer feed and get corn and mealworms and some scraps. I...
  2. RachRed

    Chickens not laying!

    Hello! Out of my flock of 5 hens, only one is laying! One is raising chicks, so she gets a pass, but I don't know why my other 3 have completely quite laying!? They are around 3 years old. They free range and have a big clean coop and a nice roo. They appear to be healthy and happy, but haven't...
  3. RachRed

    Mamma hurting chicks! Help!

    Thank you both so much! I'm giving momma hen and biddies the coop to themselves tonight and have a big dog crate and small run I'll move them to tomorrow. I'll q tip the blue kote when I move them. Also, at least one of the last 3 eggs has hatched...yay!
  4. RachRed

    Mamma hurting chicks! Help!

    2 chicks have visible bloody spots from the peck attack. Are they too small for blue kote? Do I need to separate them?
  5. RachRed

    Mamma hurting chicks! Help!

    I observed more and one of my other birds attacked the chicks! So I think it wasn't momma after all. I think her pecking was more gentle/bossing the chicks around (is that a thing?). I locked the other girls out of the coop and I'm working on section one off a part of the run and prepping a dog...
  6. RachRed

    Mamma hurting chicks! Help!

    I let a broody chicken hatch some eggs (my first time doing so). Now that they are coming out, she has pecked two of them! There is a small wound on each of them (w blood). Should I take the hurt ones away to an impromptu brooder?! Should I take all of them or just observe. I'm afraid she will...
  7. RachRed

    Injured legs treatment?

    Thank you :) It's tricky because I just don't know the extent of her injury. There is really no visible damage, but she can't stand up. She sort of waddles around. I had her caged in the coop and she was constantly crying, so I let her out. Her "sisters" are still sweet to her and she's much...
  8. RachRed

    Injured legs treatment?

    Any thoughts?
  9. RachRed

    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    Thanks! All the openings are secured with hardware cloth. In theory, the run only needs to be day predator proof as I'm locking them up at night. It's a chicken wire run but it's enclosed in a 4' chain link yard. I am worried about hawks so I ordered a 50x50' net to cover it in.
  10. RachRed

    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    I built this by myself...slowly over several months. Not bad for a pregnant lady w no building experience lol! I'm proud of myself and my chicks love it!
  11. RachRed

    Injured legs treatment?

    I have a 5 week old australorp who got snatched up by a dog. She was quickly retrieved, but her legs are injured. She balances well and waddles around, but doesn't stand all the way up. I've kept her in a small dog crate in the coop for 5 days and she's doing well, but wants OUT! Should I keep...
  12. RachRed

    post your chicken coop pictures here!

    I've seen a couple of coops with the natural wood stain and a bright accent color on the trim. I love that look...could be a good compromise :)
  13. RachRed

    4x8 coop

    We put the chickies in their coop today! They love the space. I'll prob post more pics tomorrow.
  14. RachRed

    2 week chicks ready for coop?

    Excellent! Thank you. I think I'll put them out tomorrow. Mine are trying to fly around too and chirping at me to LET THEM OUT! I have at least one escapee every time I feed and water. I'll hang the heat lamp and monitor their temp.
  15. RachRed

    2 week chicks ready for coop?

    Hello chickeneers! My 8 chicks are two weeks old and looking cramped in their brooder. Their 4x8 coop is finished and nice and solid and draft free. Would they be ok in the coop with a heat lamp? Our nights are pretty consistently in the 60s.
  16. RachRed

    Worm in chick poop!?

    Ok, gross. The sand looked so clean :( Thanks for the replies! They've been getting ACV and I gave them some Chinese pumpkin seeds. I'll keep an eye on their poo and treat them for worms when they're big enough.
  17. RachRed

    Worm in chick poop!?

    Today I found what appeared to be a little white worm in one of my 2 week old chicks poo! It was about 1/4" and the thickness of a peice of thin spaghetti. They haven't even been outside yet! I did give them some sand from my daughters sand box. Someone could have gotten a bite of dried noodle...
  18. RachRed

    4x8 coop

    I just got back to finishing my coop after a long break. I got sick and lost motivation lol. My chicks are about a week old, so time to finish up! My girls :) Painting. Still need to make the roost and ramp too. Started on the fence. I'm using t-posts except where the door is (4x4s). I'm...
  19. RachRed

    WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? WHAT DID YOU JUST RECEIVE?

    My new babies :)
  20. RachRed

    Chick picking at one wing.

    Thank you so much. She seems to be leaving it alone for now and i don't see any blood, so I'm just going to keep an eye on her.
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