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I am done free ranging. I have done it for several years now but it is no longer working out. to many birds getting hit in the road and now something is taking several birds per day. So for now they are locked up. I suspect it is a coyote if it is I could take care of that but that will not help...

I have 2 of my chicks that after a day or 2 old. Their achilles tendon slipped or at least I think that is what is wrong after searching on the internet. One started holding its leg up and out to the side and then the next day another did it. I dont know what could have caused it. I splinted...

I added bricks in a step shape up the side. So if another one does this they can just walk out.

I lost my best hen yesterday. She fell in a stock tank and drown. Was this a just a freak accident or is this a common problem I have never heard of it happening. occasionally we will get a mouse or a chipmunk drown but never herd of a chicken drowning in a stock tank before. She is cleaned and...

Disappointing hatch what went wrong? I am using a little giant incubator this time I added an egg turner and a computer fan. I started with 26 eggs 7 failed to do anything maybe they were not fertile. On the 21 st day i had 11 healthy chicks hatch with in about 12 hours. So far all are healthy...

from what I have seen the roos are very good at defending the hens. Mine is constantly watching where they are at all times and keeping them together in one group.

two questions. I am going to start incubating tomorrow. This year I added a computer fan in my incubator and also checking the temp with a digital thermometer. It seems impossible to keep it at 99.5. What is the acceptable range for temp? I would also like some of mine to hatch there own eggs...

How old can eggs be and still get a good hatch rate? I dont have a lot of birds but would like to have enough eggs to fill the incubator. What is the best way to store eggs before incubating? I was thinking cool dark place like a basement?

Thanks that may be the issue. When he comes over to me I just pick him up and hold him for a bit. My wife does not pick him up. I will have her start catching him when he comes up to her and see if that works. For now he is the only rooster I have so cant get rid of him until I get more.

My Dom rooster hates my wife. He will fly up at her head. He will jump up and kick at her back. I am the one who took care of them from the time they were chicks but now my wife has been taking care of them. For the most part he doesnt bother me at all. Some times I can even pick him up and he...