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  1. JesseMT

    Cannabalism

    Not at all sure. The two pullets are spending their nights in a box in the garage until I can figure this out. I might get a critter-cam, but at a minimum, the Orpys are in solitary confinement until the coop is here in a few days.
  2. JesseMT

    Cannabalism

    Yes, it was at night. After 10pm but before down. The group had been together about 10 days. The pullets paired up in one area and the two chicks in another. The pullets would peck at the chicks if they got to close, but nothing dangerous. The bazaar thing is, that same night I had installed a...
  3. JesseMT

    Cannabalism

    I just found, near the site of the eaten chick, a small mound of scat in the high grass. It did not look or smell like that of a domesticated cat;, nor was it chicken droppings. Any suggestions? I am expecting a coop any day, but are t he larger pullets at risk from the same predator?
  4. JesseMT

    Cannabalism

    I live in a large, built up subdivision outside the county line. I have been here for five years and have not seen either a fox or a raccoon in this area. The Orpi chick had what appeared to be a large swollen area on its neck, but no other damage. The Sussex was mauled and much of it was...
  5. JesseMT

    Cannabalism

    I have two Orpi pullets and two chicks. The chicks are an Orpi and a Sussex. Today I found the Orpi chick dead and the Susex had been eaten. Nothing left but the head, liver and intestines. Even the legs and wings were missing. All four fowl were allowed to run free in an otherwise very safe...
  6. JesseMT

    Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

    I am not sure if this is on topic; but, rainwater is safe for chickens, right? Should I treat it with any OTC supplement before they get into it?
  7. JesseMT

    square or round perches

    Are the vertical [load bearing] boards secured with concrete or just hammered into the dirt?
  8. JesseMT

    square or round perches

    Did you use a planer or band saw to take of the top ridges? Are your birds so heavy that you need joist hangers? I just bought two Orpington pullets and they spend more time perching on the top edge of my perimeter fence than anywhere else. They do keep trying to leap/fly into on overhead tree...
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