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I've noticed quite a few posts asking about heating the coop. Having recently discovered the beauty of rocket mass stoves, I quickly began brainstorming and connecting coops to this idea. Well, I live in North TX so we don't typically get cold enough to justify heating coops, but I might try...

Quote: I think you are spot on. We live in the city, but have a lake nearby and a decent number of hawks around. I let them free range due to the decent canopy of trees in the yard. I need to build a larger run, and this predator problem will be solved. Thanks again all.

Quote: Everything was completely normal before the apparent "attack". No signs of stress, they are pretty happy birds free ranging during the daylight hours. No symptoms were noticed, and we observe them quite frequently. After the event, I was looking all over for her and figured she was...

thanks all for your replies. I checked with the local vet, and they want $350 for a necropsy. I said, no thanks. I'll look around more tomorrow for something close. I was planning on picking up a couple more birds this weekend for the sake of having enough eggs in the morning, but it looks like...

Quote: It's been well over 3 months since the sick chickens died. Is it possible for this to be latent in others and not exhibit any symptoms? Can I take in a live bird to get tested? I did tell the breeder that we had 2 from him that had snot bubbles (and ultimately died), and he basically...

Quote: That makes sense. I didn't see the attack, but a friend did and he said it looked painful... thanks for all the replies.

Quote: No, she didn't get puffed up after we got rid of the rooster. She looked normal despite her minimal activity. When the rooster was still around, i would let him out into the yard and keep her in the run, and she would puff up and hide her head in the pine shavings while he harassed her...

First, let me start off by saying the past 6 months have been so much fun learning about and watching our chickens. That said, it has been no easy task. We've lost 2 to an unknown respiratory disease, 2 to predators, and now I'm not sure how the latest one passed. Last week, we had 4 remaining...