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Last night I came home to find my beloved quackers, Thelma and Louise (Weezie), an African Runner and a Rouen, dead in their run. Weezie had been attacked by something, all the feathers on her neck were gone and her face was mostly eaten away. I looked for Thelma, then noticed her in the baby...

Hello, I've been raising chickens for several years now, and I used this forum to get me started. So, I've been away from here for awhile. I just got my first two ducks with my last flock of chickens. I've always wanted ducks, there is just something I like about them. I have them pictured, a...

Does anyone know what the deal is with these spots on the egg? They are hard just like the shell. Just want to make sure its ok.

About 2-3 months ago, I picked up a couple of 5 month old hens to add to my flock from a friend of mine. My flock was 3 RIR's (hens), one of the chickens is very similar looking to a RIR, not sure exactly what it is. The other hens picked on her a little at first, but then things settled down...

I was mowing today and was heading toward the coop and noticed one of my RIR's laying near the edge of the chicken run. I've had all 4 of them for a year and a half now, they all seem happy and I average about 3 eggs a day. Nothing seemed different over the past few days. The dead chicken had...

I have 4 RIR's that just started laying less than a week ago (just over 23 weeks old now). I have had 2 eggs that had a streak of blood on it. All the other eggs have been fine (total of 7 so far). So I'm assuming the eggs with the blood on the outside are from the same chicken. Should I be...

First egg from one of my 4 RIR's. 22 weeks and 3 days.

I had a hinged top wooden box I made a few years ago for dog food, I recently quit using it, made some adjustments and now its a chicken feeder. It holds seven or eight times as much food as the small one I was using from TSC. Just thought I would share, have a good day!

Finally the coop and the run is complete, I just need another coat of red paint on the coop. nest boxes big window on the backside facing the woods here's the RIR's when I got them at 10 days old. here they are at 7 weeks sorry for the crappy pics through the hardware wire. All in...

I'm going to use hardware mesh for the walls of my run, is it ok to use chickenwire for the roof? The run will be about 6 ft tall, and I plan to keep them in the coup at night. I understand that chickenwire for the walls is taking chances, but what about the top?

I am just about finished with my coup. My Rhode Island Reds are about 4 1/2 weeks old. I'm planning on putting them out with probably a heat light at night, I think we're looking at high 50's at night this week. My question is my poop board is 21" from the floor, with the roost 31" from the...

I have 4 Rhode Island reds, just over 2 weeks old, all hens. Raising them for eggs for the family. I have a good start with them in a brooder, keeping them warm, plenty of fresh water and food. I have a good idea of how I'm going to build my coup and run, and have been looking at many designs...