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OK again I treated for coccidiosis and just finished treatment about 10 days ago and again I lost another chicken today. I know you lose a chicken now and then but I have lost 8 in one year. and the ones dying are various variety's. is it possible if I have the ducks in the same area as them...

I would love pictures. I have a big barn where they have a built in area for them to get in out of the weather, and I built off the door of the back of the barn for my chickens to come in and out as they please. they have about 200ft by 50 ft area off the barn they have access too night or...

we do know it was taken somewhere between 1am and 3am...so it was definitely dark. everything ive read says a great horned owl can nab something between 8 and 10bls.

thank you

Well thanks for all your input, we do now believe it was a Great Horned owl that took my duck..We can tell where it swooped in and took him, there were just a few feathers. :( We will now make them an enclosed area outside so they can still roam outside but be safe. :) thank you all. Jade I...

do chickens still lay eggs when molting, this is my second year with chickens and I have one molting, I heard when they molt they no longer lay eggs EVEER..is this true>? I have only had the one molting for a year..i thought chickens laid eggs for 4 or 5 yrs.

well I walked the property and so no feathers..some say owls just grab and go and now since I see no feathers anywhere near any of the fences where a coyote or couger would go under or over.. I see a few feathers near the pool area so now im thinking an owl had to take it.. It disappears...

thank you, im sad shes missing but I guess that is the chance you take letting them be cage free huh ? :( what do people do to protect their ducks.

Does anyone know if an owl can pick up a duck? my duck is missing and what would be strong enough to take her without a struggle.

Thank you for your input Eggcessive, ok it is sulmet I have but the bottle doesnt say how long you cannot eat the eggs once they start laying again. would it be better if i just found corid? sulmet only says you shouldnt butcher and eat a chicken for at least 10 days, but it says nothing...

I am SO SAD I lost two chickens yesterday two different breeds. One day we went out there and two were sitting on the ground not on the roost so my husband picked them up and put them on the roost. Dont know if they werent feeling well or what. but the next day both were dead. Now I will say...

I just let my chickens feed on layer feed when ever they want. My husband throws them a hand full of scatch about 3 times a week and i have 16 chickens. Is this all ok, can they just eat what they want when they want on layer feed? we sometimes have water melon and lettuce left over we throw...