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After a predator attack, I have gone around and checked everyone else for injuries and hold and pet them for a bit. Mostly they just seem to take it all in stride.

I'm still looking for pros and cons. I'm sorry, but I do know I don't want sand. I have a wood floor.

I am undecided what bedding to use. Can I get some input on the pros and cons of straw vs. wood shavings? That would help a lot!

I'm not sure how long we let ours grow a couple of years ago. I think it was about 6 months. (way to long). They were all aver 20 lbs after processing.

It was pouring rain so I waited for it to let up before going out to close up the coup. That was a big mistake. I heard a rukus just as I was going out the door, but by the time I got out there, they were calmed down. I shined my flashlight around the run, and saw two shiny eyes. A raccoon...

I also am putting up a new run for my chickens. We will be using 5 foot tall , 2"x4" welded wire with chicken wire on the inside up the first 3 or 4 feet. Also will be running a strand of electric around the outside about 6" high. This should do the trick. I have lost too many chickens to...

In my opinion, I don't think there is much you can do. They are a meat bird. You would have to pen them up 24/7 and feed them a different feed. I don't even do that with my thanksgiving turkeys that I raise. I just try to give them as good a life as possible till their time to go.

Hi, I just moved my chicks to the hen house a couple of days ago. They are straight run & mixed ages. (got a good deal at rural king) The youngest is about a week and the oldest are about 3-4 weeks. My chicken house has seperate pens. The one I moved the babies to is about 6' x 8 feet. I...

I do not believe it will kill your teens. This is only from my own experience. When my chicks are big enough, they go in with the hens and eat what they eat. Until then, the chicks get a feed called starter/grower.

I use a 125 watt red heat bulb. I set it on top of the screen I have over the brooder box. Right now I am using a cardboard box that is 2 feet wide by 4 feet long and about 2 feet tall for the 10 chicks I just got. I have a thick layer of newspaper on the bottom with wood shavings over it. I...

I would go with a minimum 4 ft fence. I have a lot of the same breeds you have, but 3 or 4 of the girls can still fly over the fence, especially when they see me coming with treats. You could always clip the wings of the flyers. It's very easy and doesnt hurt them. You just cut off the first...

I could not afford the hardware cloth either. I would have needed a lot! I only used it on the windows and vents of the chicken house. For the bigger outer run, I use 2" x 4" welded wire fence. 4 feet tall. For the inner run, I also use the same 2x4 welded wire fence plus chicken wire up...

Personally, I would wait till they get a little older.

I have been losing chickens several at a time! Not sure what is killing them. My hen house is an 8 x 12 barn style storage shed that has been used for a chicken house for about 10 years or more. When we moved here, I had to add a pop door for the girls because it didn't have one. I made one...

I don't worry about mice because the chickens will kill and eat them. They are very quick catching them.

I use a cookie-tin heater under my 1-gallon waterer for my banties. I made it about 5 years ago and previously used it under my 3-gallon waterer. In the coop with the other hens, I have a large heated dog bowl. I got lucky this summer and found 2 heated 3-gallon buckets and 1 heated bowl for...

I open the little door for them in the mornings. That way they can go in and out if they want to. The duck prefers to stay out most of the time anyway, no matter how cold it is. Right now it is -3 but I'll wait till about 10AM to open the pop door. I have a heat light over the roost and...

I have 5 hens, 2 roosters and 2 ducks. I have been going thru 50lbs of food in a week. I know I have a possum eating the food and stealing any eggs laid on the floor. Some days I don't find any eggs, just the broken shells on the floor. I have also seen my cats eating the chicken food, even...

I had to remove my rooster's spurs. It's really very easy to do. His spurs were so long he was having trouble walking. You could wrap him in a towel, but I didn't need to. Use a pair of pliers. Get a grip at the base of the spur and twist like unscrewing a nut. You should hear a crack...

I usually try to get my chicks when I have a broody. Then I just give them to her by putting them under at night. have never had any problems. One broody I had insisted on taking care of the 25 other chicks besides the ones I put under her. They were sectioned off in the same pen and she...