Finding at least one dead chicken every morning. The head has been taken off and all the blood drained. Can't figure out how something is getting in the coop.
Any help on what to look for and/or how to stop it.
A neighbor thought they saw a large furry dog chasing my chickens just after I left at 7:30am. I lost three hens and this one was in the corner of the coop. She has two large lacerations on her back. One is visible in the picture the other is under left wing. Anyone know if and/or how I can save...
I came face to face with an adult black racer in the barn today. It was on the feed bucket but I am sure it was seeking out the eggs. My chickens have only been laying for two weeks. I need advice on how to keep them out of the coop and barn. In my basement I use moth balls but I know the...
What would cause this? One of my roosters started crowing around 4am and would not stop. I checked the coop fearing a predator but nothing. They are approx 17 wks old and been crowing and behaving very much like roosters for a while now but never before sunrise. I need to fix this for myself and...
I bought 6 barred rock pullets from the feed store then took my chances with a mix of 8 chicks from a local farmer. I'm afraid 6 or 7 of the 8 are roosters. Since I'm new to this, help identifying all my birds would be great but I'm really unsure when it comes to these two.