Thanks for the advice -- will definitely reinforce where needed! And oh no, I will definitely be trapping and killing that raccoon. That one and all it's cousins ...
Thanks for sharing and the advice. So sorry to hear about your ladies.
My coop floor is made of thick wooden slats that maybe have half an inch between them with chicken wire underneath that. The floor is really only there to hold the food, as a ladder brings them to the ceiling portion of the...
Hello! My coop is actually very raccoon proof - chicken wire where necessary and both the front and back door have two locks on them.
The issue here was that the raccoon came when the back door hadn't been closed yet for the night ....
but thanks for the advice! Well received
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If you're reading this odds are your chicken's leg has been ripped off by a raccoon. This happened to my chick last night (around the "knee" area), so below I will write 1) WHAT TO DO when this happens (what I did) 2) PRODUCTS that are lifesavers in these type of situations 3) My...
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Thanks for replying! She is inside in my dogs crate- see through- like the ones with metal bars. And I don't think she has been drinking soo much because its not hot in the room. And about the crop, it depends on the time of day I would say. I picked her up about an hour ago and it wasn't...
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Thanks for replying! She is inside in my dogs crate- see through- like the ones with metal bars. And I don't think she has been drinking soo much because its not hot in the room. And about the crop, it depends on the time of day I would say. I picked her up about an hour ago and it wasn't...
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So my Black Copper Maran has sour crop. It is not to bad and my mom and I have been treating it. We separated her from the flock, massage the crop, feed her eggs w/ olive oil, and give her some yogurt on the side. This has been going on for about 2 days and she is pooping normally...
SOUR CROP CURED!
Last night, my mom and I were in our pantry where we keep our chickens in a huge box (because they are not quite old enough to be outside) and when were were changing their bedding, we let them just go on the floor so its not a big hassle. When we were done...