I have at least two hens who pick feathers from the backs of the other birds. I thought the bare backs were the fault of to many roosters until I observed this behavior.
What's going on? How do I stop this behavior?
I was cleaning my chicken coop when I came across this. It was in some droppings. Looks like a piece of chicken meat. My coop is secure so it is not from some animal. Anyone have any guess? Idea? Thoughts?
Those are rice hulls for perspective.
I found chicken feed in the holes in the cinder blocks I set my drinker on.
Do chicken move/hide food?
My neighbor has two feeders with different feed in each one. She says she finds feed moved from one to the other.
The real mystery is how did they get the feed under the drinker?
I have a personnel door that I hold open with a bungie cord. It also has a bungie that will pull the door closed when released. My birds go in to roost at sunset on their own.
I need a timed latch device that will release the door and allow it to close when I fail to get home at dusk. Don't...