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Well they are eaten now. If they are poison to chickens they would be dead. IDK but I CAN tell you my chickens think my daylilies are CANDY. My son looked it up and read about it and said they like some flowers more than others and daylilies are a favorite. They like the colorful flower part...

Every situation is different and you have to play it by ear. I had one scenario exactly like you describe with a hoverer puffing out her feathers etc. but she did not peck the chicks. I watched her and held back to see what she would do and she in fact was trying to "adopt" some of the chicks...

You will love Buff Orpingtons they are the best chickens

I am learning right along with you I have 3. IDK what they are but they are really cute.

They can climb trees if the branches are low enough or the trunk is bent. Nowadays you just about have to cover the chicken pen with netting or the like.

Here are some suggestions others shared with me. I don't know which will work in New Jersey. 1. Shoot the predator. 2. Get a radio into the coop and turn it to talk radio, keep it on, the predator will think humans are in there. Turn it up kinda loud. The birds like the human talk. 3. Outdoor...

Holy mackerel.

I hate those nasty coyotes. They are an invasive species. They also carry rabies. B/c it was at dusk I bet it was a coyote MB a fox. I know you loved that rooster. Here are a few suggestions, I hope one works. Buy a product called Wolf Pee online. It sprinkles like Epsom salt and has the urine...

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Tell your neighbor to keep the cat at home, and if it happens again rest assured the cat is stalking your chickens. Cats are natural predators and carnivores. There are no cats eating their neighbor's chickens up in kitty heaven.

Cats eat birds. Cats are predators. Cats have not been domesticated nearly as long as dogs and have wilder habits. Cats are nocturnal and the cat may come back to eat your chickens when they are asleep on the roost. I would talk with my neighbor and see if it is an indoor cat (nasty) or outdoor...

Cats eat birds. Cats are predators. Cats have not been domesticated nearly as long as dogs and have wilder habits. Cats are nocturnal and the cat may come back to eat your chickens when they are asleep on the roost. I would talk with my neighbor and see if it is an indoor cat (nasty) or outdoor...

I had never heard of Coccidiosis until half my flock died. I went into the farm supply store and a lady told me that is what they had based on the treatment. She said it is soil born, or the germ gets into the soil in the area from the infected bird, and it will spread, and next time have them...

Whatever it is is contagious, and you have been using antibiotics. You should call Auburn University Department of Poultry Science at 334-844-2881 they are helpful somebody shared this number with me.

Call your state department of agriculture. If they are not any help call the Iowa state dept of agriculture or the Auburn University Poultry Science dept in Auburn Al. Iowa State Dept of Ag is very helpful and knowledgeable about chicken diseases, so is Auburn where they have a degree in how to...

IDK what to tell you. In humans Angel Trumpet is toxic to the liver. MB if you could get the chicken to drink a lot of electrolyte water to flush it out. Good luck.