What did bucket have in it before the chick did it could got into something while being chased my chicks got attacked by cat and they never had reaction like that but if it acts fine it will be ok
I have wild birds around my chickens all the time even to pairs of doves that dine with them in morning but if you dont like wild birds around then your going to have to extend choop with a cover over it but birds will be birds
Ok sorry to jump in out of nowhere but this is my first day with sikies just got 27 mixed sikies from ideal to day sooo excited but got one question how do i know what colors i have
Ok will figure this out this happen to me a couple weeks back and we are same as you are here at first i was missing them just a few feather left behind then found snake in my coop took care of him while he still had a belly full i taught it was over then started finding my chickens dead missing...
This advice is coming from chicken person but when this happens to my chicks i just offer water and 99% of time mine make it just let yolk disolve and time will only tell
Number one is what i call hay grass it grows in everything here in texas i grow my chicken there own grarden of edible to save on feed cost sunflowers milo oats wheat kale just about any thing i can grow in texas heat i grow for them and everyone eats pulled weeds and grass daily
You sould also think about adding new stock every other year for your hens and if you just want eggs for eating you only need hens but if you want chicks every spring try find a broody breed for this reason and welcome to byc
So how do i keep her from taking over the others nest witch is what she does sometimes i go out to the pen and i have four hens sitting on top of each other try to set same nest in very funny and have never seen this before when she was hatching this week her and my black mixed hen were setting...