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A couple days ago I notice he wasn't moving around much. Since then he hasn't left the coop. This morning I went out to look him over for injuries and found none. Since I don't handle my chickens being able to pick him up let alone even get near him was a red flag in of itself...
I understand how an electric fence works. The animal touches the (hot) wire while standing on the ground and the current flows through. So how can I do this to the top edge of a 6' wooden fence to deter raccoons? I was thinking of running two wires. The ground wire stapled to the top edge of the...
So I put 3 new 3 month old chicks in with 2 1yr olds a week and a half ago. After the first day the babies where all crouched in the corner one bleeding. So I partitioned the coop until today. They seem a bit better but the adults are still chasing the little ones. Should I be concerned or are...
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This morning my dog was along side my bed winning at me to get up and follow her. So as I started to wake up she barked from the bedroom at something. I thought oh crap that's not good and grabbed my gun. I went to the sliding glass door and Momo my dog was growling. I slowly...
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This year I built my first chicken coop after lots of surfing the net for information. I have actually visited this sight many times and left with useful information but never signed up. Now that my chickens have started laying and predators have been roaming around I figured it...