hey superdude, there fine, the eat protein, and if you notice that thers, probelly alot of dust in your food, if chickents eat, its protein for them, they after months they will detirote your food, but if ya have many birds you won't notcice a differance.. i would take it back if there is...
i dont think a hawk, would of did that, they would swoop and take it, or kill it if having a hard trying to get it, if you lived near water, it would IMO defantly be a weaseal or a muskrat, its said and at least 2 poulty predator, books, i've read that wesals are notorious for taking just heads...
thank you to all, i just want some pretty birds pifering around the barn, then it hits me i have some (well culls, that i couldn't kill ) around the edge of our properety, the free-range and stick to them selves, i guess i could put them in the Iwanna for free.. or try to give 'em away, im sure...
since i've raised fowl for about 2 years.. but not your standerd "barnyard chickens" i've raised gamefowl and know by tragic experince you can't keep to roosters loose, but what about say jersey giants and Buffs, have RIR hens and buff hens, and have some bantnies, but never had normal roosters...
waterfowlrescue , thank you for the offer, gonna build some pens,so probely gonna get some later, i just wanted a basis, on them, i jumped into chickens head first, without nothng, so gonna research first, but really appreciate it,, and chickentoes i will check it out..
i have storys guide to raising chickens, guess next time at barnes N noble guess i should buy that one, on breeds, somthing tamable, and i also heard that they keep flys down.
yep want some, so is there a book or a good duck webiste, any tips, breeds to avoid, i live in Hickory NC, is climate good year round, i Know they dont roost so do they sleep, sitting down, do they need large amonts of water, to swim in?????????
they got those, automatic, closers, why back in the day.... nope i got some springs that slam the door back real quick, at first scared the birds, now there use to it.. man i bet that contraption was expinesive.. Sorry for your loss too.
as above, thats to high for buffs, all my heavy breeds are about 3 foot high, and my games are 4-7 foot. banties are 6-9, man come to think of it, my chickens get it better than me......
i belive there is only 10% of us on this site that actually build pens and coops BEFORE we got chickens, lol i had 4 before I even knew how to use a circular saw,, hey the did teach me how to become a novice builder..