For the last 4 nights I have lost at least 1 chicken a night, totaling 4 chickens. The last 2 nights the predator has left the chicken in the middle of the coop, headless, with the stomach area eaten too. No meat has been eaten off the body. There are feathers scattered throughout the coop and...
Lately two of my hens have been laying an egg from the roost and then eating the eggs. I haven't seen them lay from the roost or push the eggs from the nest but the two eggs are always in the same spot under the roost.
I think they are eating the eggs because we changed their food...possibly...
Hi, after visiting this site before we purchased our chickens for information, we have finally decided to become members. We just purchased 14 NH Reds that are about a 9 months old. They are so much fun. You literally just go out to the coop and hang out with them. I had chickens when I was...