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I took our dog protection for granted and left the coop open at night after she’d been gone hunting with dad. Raccoon killed 2 of my 3 chickens and severely traumatized the last I had to go out every night and coax last chicken from the roof for a month. Made another mistake and got her a...

I can't extol the virtues of "chicken friendly backyard dog" enough. When I first got chickens, my husband's duck dog (black lab) was informed that the birds were mine and she was not to even look in their direction. 6 months later she became the best predator watch ever! We have had a few...

I just lost a New Hampshire Red yesterday. My 3 hens free range most days. The ladies were very hawk aware and would sound the alarm and run to the bushes whenever they saw one. The hawk actually attacked in the bushes. You can see the pile of feathers and blood from the kill at least a foot...

I let my chicks have free range of the yard. We already had a hunting lab. I spent about 6 visits to the backyard making sure she knew the hens were mine. No trouble at all. She goes out with them all the time with no supervision. My Maltese is a little nervous about those sharp beaks, so she...

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We're in Texas. So it's not cold. Has only gotten to 40 F so far. She is the top hen. Nobody's picking on her. Went to take the picture and the black has fallen off. I wiped it with a wet cloth. It didn't change in appearance.

Well we learn something new every day. I got a picture posted!! I also noticed that the previously dark red growth is now black and seems to have started growing on the comb tips in front of it. Your help is appreciated. i

I noticed that my non laying, buff orpington has developed a dark red, bulbous growth on the back tip of her comb. Otherwise she seems healthy, eats well, poops well, and runs around the yard as usual. It looks kind of like a large hemangioma, and I wouldn't worry, but I'm new to chickens and...