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I have a sweet Black Cochin that we bought with a variety of chicks this last Spring. She has ended up at the bottom of the pecking order and seems so sad. A loner. She loves for us to let her out of the chicken run and will follow you like a dog. We have also recently noticed that she is...

Quote: That is what I thought, too! Every now and then we get one hanging around on the cell tower a few houses away. I figured the big girls were safe. I am sorry for your loss, too. We just lost two 3 month olds to what we think is a raccoon. It makes me sick.

There are a couple of materials for fencing. Chain link, Vinyl and wire fencing from Home Depot. I will take pics tomorrow when it is light. Racoons are common in our area but usually stick to the creek about 2 houses (1 -2 acres away). I have seen them in the yard before. So it is weird...

Yep, I guess it could be a racoon. We have had the coop that way for 1 1/2 years with no problems. I have 6 grown chickens. The chicks are new in the coop - about 2 weeks now. The feral cat has been around during the day and night and I just can't see him dragging a juvenile chicken away...

This morning I went to check on the coop and noticed several feathers around. I have 6 full grown hens and 11 teenagers chicks (almost 3 months). I didn't think too much of it. I figured there was a pecking order scuffle. Tonight, when I looked in the run, I was missing 2 chicks, an Egyptian...

We just picked up 8 chicks at the store on Monday- 2 are a little older. I can tell by size. But most are like a week old. They were out of the Sussex that my son wanted and won't get any until May 5th. Is that a bad idea to get a new chick and mix her in with chicks that are almost a month...

I just thought I would update and officially close this thread. Piglet died about 2 months ago. She sure lived longer than I ever thought she would. I babyed when she first became sick but it seemed useless. So I let her be - living with flock of friends. We miss her and we are ready to add...

Quote: We read when we first got our flock to not baby them and they will acclimate to the cold. This has work great so far. They have had access to a run or full backyard during the day. I am worried this week as the temps will drop from the 40s to 5 degrees! I am very tempted to find a...

Quote: How is your chicken doing? Mine is still kicking. She actually is getting better. Bum is cleaned up and feathers are growing back, she is still not laying but that is fine with me. It makes me wonder still what was wrong with her. Misti

I am perplexed! I put her back in with the girls this week and she has perked up and has actually ran a little (not full speed) but active. Her bum doesn't look runny anymore. Or as red as it was. Of course, no eggs coming from her. It is nice to see her happier.

This is the craziest illness ever, if you ask me. Piglet was up last night, too. Like I said earlier, I hate to go check the coop afraid of what I will find. But through my kitchen window, I could see her up and about. Another chicken was pecking at her chest (she has a bald spot there). I...

Ha! That sounds like something I would say but you thought of it first! Thanks

Great input - Speckledhen- Mine has shown distress signs for a week only. Maybe longer if you count "just not being herself". But I agree. The waiting is horrible! It helps me to know I am not the only one going through this right now. So I appreciate your letting me cling to your thread. M

I dread going to the coop every time now. I was bringing her in at night, cleaning her up and putting her in a kennel. Then, as I kept reading up in it, and knew the inevitable would come...I decided it best to keep her with her friends. She was still kicking last night. I noticed my...

I found this website to be helpful. http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Article/PennysSurgery/PennysSurgery.html If you scroll down to Egg Peritonitis it has a great description of what is going on. The owner of the blog saved their chicken through surgery and a hysterectomy. Sadly, I cannot...

I am going through the same thing. We should compare notes. Here is my thread. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=360528 Kind of sad to see them go through this. Misti

Well, I let her out in the chicken run today. She did alright. A little slow and deliberate but she still moved around a little. Her abdomen doesn't seem as swollen today. Eggs are her favorite right now and left over rice and pork from dinner. I bathed her bum twice and I will keep her...

Thank you! It is comforting to have the support. She is still the same. She didn't like the oatmeal so much so scrambled eggs are the trick, as far as eating goes. hmm..tomorrow I will try to sneak in the tums in the eggs or maybe just my own calcium tablet smashed. And Monday I will check...

So Piglet is still hanging in there. We have her outside in the fresh air. She just stays under our back porch. She is happy to eat scrambled eggs and we have fresh water. I will see about getting a different antibiotic on Monday. I gave her yogurt, too but I think the dog ate it along with...

Okay- My future vet daughter is giving her small spoonfuls of Tetracycline. And she stood up to eat the scrambled egg we made for her. And she finally pooped a little, not just runny, oozy, yellowy goop! She seems perkier just tires easy and sits. Made another egg and sent husband to the...