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I have found rats around my hens, probably eating the food AND have not had eggs in three days. Are the rats capable of stealing the 3 eggs a day or are the hens upset. I have cats and want to bait the rats and not hurt my cats what is the best way to rid them

I have 4 hens all different breeds, my Lavender Orpington was named Bossy for the obvious reason. She was the biggest hen in my coop. I thought she was over due to lay eggs and she didn't visit the boxes. The other day she started to crow. Well it turns out Bossy is a rooster. We returned her to...

I built a roost out of 2x2 and closet poles as cross bars to perch on. The girls have used it all week. Today I put a nice magnolia branch screwed into the a corners about 4 ft. long and leaned the old roost up against it and OMG the drama. Marching back and forth at roosting time squawking in...

My new hens are roosting at night and dropped some eggs while sleeping. Its new home and they have a great double nesting boxes to use. Is it because they are unsure about their new surrounding and group together at night for safety on the roost??

Hi, My wife and I are building our own coop. Nothing fancy, a safe place in our back yard in the town with comfortable boxes for our girls to lay their eggs. I have a shady spot that was an organic composted area full of good diggings like earth worms and other delicious chicken fun food. I hope...