Last night an opossum got into our coop. Luckily the chickens alerted us and we were able to get out to the coop quickly. After taking an inventory of our flock we found that it had gotten a hold of our Polish Chicken's bottom.
She only has a few tail feathers left & her bottom is bare...
We have a tractor style coop/run. I have read on the forum to keep the birds in the coop for a couple of days to make sure they know where their home is and where to return to at night. Since they are in a coop with a small attached run do I still need to keep them in lockdown for a couple of...
I know it's still early, but I've never been a very patient person. I've been lingering on this page trying not to post this, but I just couldn't stop myself. We've held off on naming them, just so we don't have an identity crisis. Anyone want to make some guesses?
I got my chicks for a local...
Hello!
I am new to the forum, and to chickens. We just got 4 straight run chics from a local chicken keeper. An Easter Egger (about 2.5 weeks); a Buff Orpington (about 1.5 weeks); a Black Australorp (about 1.5 weeks) & a Silkie (1 week). I wanted a flock of 3 (chicken math has already...