Ok, I had a dog attack and injured a few chickens. One of them died in the coop one night shortly afterward. (Didn't notice any injury on her, but she may have been.) The others ate it before I got out there that day.🤪 Then one more died and I have had one or two die each evening since. Some...
I have a mama hen that hatched and is raising 10 chicks. I have them all in a 10 x 12 area separated from the rest of the flock. The chicks are about 4 weeks old. At what age (the chicks) do I let mama out with the rest of the flock? When will she be done raising/taking care of them?
The area I...
I lost a mamma hen to a hawk while she was raising a single chick. The chick managed to take cover, and survived. I finished raising her inside and when she was ready to withstand the temperature, I put her in an enclosed area (sides are all wire) right next to the main chicken run. My main...
As a relative new chicken owner, I have had some pretty bad luck starting out. Let's just say that after trapping and killing 3 coyotes that were jumping my fence in the middle of the day, I am down to 4 layers after starting out with 9. My first mistake was having so few, because now that it is...
As a first timer, First, I want to thank everyone for all of the great ideas, and share what I think is a funny occurrence.
So, as you can see in the photo, I used a RED plastic Tupperware lid (thanks to my wife for allowing that ! LOL) and I mixed the chick starter feed and water, and put it in...