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I have 16 pullets that almost 4 weeks old. They are still in my garage in a large box until they get big enough to go out with the 5 big hens in the run. One of my barred rocks i noticed has no feathers on her back anymore. she appears to be the only one of the 16. Any ideas what is causing...

Thanks tomato lady, I dont know what to do with him, he is a great dog otherwise and yes very smart too. He just has to have something to do all the time and he choses to stalk the chickens. The chickens normally ignore him and I am in the process of picket fencing all the way around them so he...

I am glad to hear your sheltie didnt harm them. I have a border collie and he has killed at least a dozen of my chickens on a couple different occasions. He is totally obsessed with them. I have a run inside of the dog fence (extra protection, i thought) and he runs back and forth until I yell...

thats awesome donnap1967. We had a second one this morning too. I think the same comet is the only lady laying right now. I have noticed a few more making "nest" at night as opposed to hopping on the roosting bar, maybe see some more tomorrow.

Hurray!!! we have our first egg!!! I believe one of our Comets laid it last night. I wasnt expecting any eggs until spring due to the sunlight issue (I read they need 14 hours of daylight) but oh well, what a surprise!!! I look forward to many more. We have 3 aracanas, 5 RIR's, and 4 Golden Comets.

surprise surprise!!! We have our first brown egg!! Hurray!! I wasnt expecting any until spring due to the lack of sunlight I was reading about. But I was pleasantly surprised to find this one this morning. I dont use a light in the coop, but I think one of my Comets decided to bless us anyway...

dude, thats a great coop, i like the idea of the solar powered electric wire, i need that for mine since one of my dogs just broke in and killed 3 of my hens. Great job!!

I lost one of my golden comets the other day to an unknown predator. She was found in the coop in a nest box (about 4 feet off the ground) dead. Her head and neck appeared wet or slobbery, but otherwise she was intact. The other 3 hens were untouched and fine. The only thing I can come up with...