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So a racoon got into our coop and wiped out the flock. I thought I had it blocked, but the dang thing still got in. We are Fort Knoxing the coop and pen while awaiting out new chicks... I wanted to order 8 chicks, but ended up getting 15 because it was the same price since they jack up the...

Hey guys! I have 13 chickens out in the country that live in a large coop with 5 gallon bucket feeder and waterers. I don't go down to the coop daily (automatic door) and collect eggs every couple days. No problem for the last 3 years. It has been raining non-stop for the last 3 months and...

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but this is my second time trying to hatch under a broody, and the first time i tried it we ended up with only 1 of 4 surviving. I have a year old Buff Orpington that decided to go broody, so I put her on 7 eggs to see if she would raise some olive eggers for...

I am planning on candling my eggs tomorrow, and was doing some research on what I am looking for. This is my first time trying to hatch eggs, so BackYard Chickens has been extremely helpful. There is a good blog post with pictures, but in this 4-H video I found it is so much easier to...

Hello! I have been lurking on this site for awhile making an idea book for my chicken dreams on Pinterest while we were searching for property. Well, we were lucky enough to find and close on our new ranch 2 weeks ago. 11 acres with a 7-year overgrown pasture and a house that hasn't been...