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I had a hawk pull a chick through their hog wire cage. I heard a racket and ran to the coop to see the hawk fly away and my favorite blue splash maran chick hanging out through the wire. : (

Okay. I worry that he will freak out and try to break out of the cage. I didn't notice any bruising. Thanks a lot for the help

Do you think he will be okay in a small dog cage overnight? I work 12 hour shifts and won't be able to watch him in the house so in the morning I will put him outside but seperate him from his girls. are there any symptoms i should look for regarding a crushing injury? The dog is getting the...

Hello, my dog got a hold of my rooster. It was my fault, I forgot I let the chickens out and then let the dog out. When I got to my rooster I thought he was dead. But I saw him breathing so I picked him up and he was limp : ( I noticed a large wound on his neck. As I was bringing him into the...

You could put their box on the floor under the heat vent... (just don't make them too hot)

Triple yolker! I believe this was my buff orpingtons first egg

where did you get the supplies? Love this idea!!

Peeing is a bigger deal than pooping. Baby goats pee ALOT. All of the kids I nursed back to health would only drink raw goat milk to start. I would buy a few gallons then switch them over to milk replacer after a few days. I also read somewhere that you can give whole milk. A goat that young...

I am also have bad weather and one of my girls insists on roosting in a pine tree. Shes too high up for me to get her. Hopefully shes okay for night!

that makes me feel better. thanks! I hope she gets back to it soon!

thanks for the info! I think I will try to get them and see how it goes

I am in PA and daylight is definitely getting shorter but she went broody in the beginning of the summer. Towards the end of the summer I moved the coop and let them free range a little more so the flock as a whole seemed happier. But in the last week I think a hawk got one of my girls and the...

I have a 1 1/2 year old brown leghorn that went broody this summer. After a few days she got over it but hasn't laid an egg since! She is the only one in the flock who lays white eggs so I'm positive there are no eggs from her. Why would she not lay since? She is acting normal and happy...

Hello, I was wondering if its possible to introduce adult (but young) guineas to my flock of chickens. I have 8 (soon to be 12) chickens; all hens and one rooster. I would like the guineas around to scare off or just alarm when the neighborhood hawk is on the prowl. I recently lost two chickens...