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:(Two days ago a Siberian Huskie got loose and killed one of my Barred Rock hens. She was 10 months old and was a great layer. The dog's owner had been cited for a loose dog on two other occasions. He has offered to pay me for the hen. How much should I ask for? I'm not sure what to do...

I have 7 Barred Rocks and only one is laying, like clockwork, one egg a day. About three weeks ago, I found 7 eggs in their boxes. Since then, it's been back to the one-egg-a-day routine. I put a light in their coop and have been leaving it on all night. Will this bother the hens? Any ideas...

My chickens are weird! My 9 Barred Rocks were bought as chicks in May. About 4 weeks ago they started laying. But it was one egg per day only. Then, last week I found 7 eggs in the morning. Then they went back to one egg per day. I usually let them out to free range about 8:30 a.m. What's...

Thanks for all the information. I'm hopeful this girl will survive. Another question: I lost one of my chicks the day before the racoon raid. Mine was taken by a broadtail hawk right in front of my wife. I hastily built a chicken run off my coop to prevent attacks. However, my gals are...

22 of my neighbor's chickens were murdered 3 nights ago by racoons. I took in their two remaining hens. One is fine but the other was injured in the neck. I think she will live. At this point we put her in a separate area with food and water. Is there anything else we should try or do...

How long in quarantine and what kind of treats?

I'm new to this hobby and have a question. I have a flock of 8 pullets about 3 weeks old. I bought a chicken yesterday that's about 2 months old and of course, larger. I out the new hen into the giant enclosed garden with the chicks yesterday and there was no fighting. But the older hen...