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Help! Not sure if this injury is from a guinea in our yard? They sleep separate. Should I take her to a vet? This is just below her tail.

So glad to read this! My girls began laying about 2 months ago. Two days ago there was one bloody egg and today another. I’m assuming from the same pullet? I have 11, all the same age and relatively new layers. I was thinking it might be a broken blood vessel. All eggs are very clean other than...

Absolutely love this!!!!

She now has a second chick! :) The other hen started hatching also may need another dog kennel! LOL! The dog kennel has been working great. Plenary of room for her nest, food for all and the chicks can safely walk around. Will try candling some of the eggs to see if we’re waiting on viable...

Mom, nest and chick are relocated! Chick is eating already. :) I think mom may have mites? I have some DE I can dust under her wings but didn’t know if this was enough for one day. What do you think?

Okay...off to get an area ready for her here. We are in the process of making a predator proof as possible run now. The hardware cloth won’t het here until Wed but I this there is a triangular moveable run somewhere here. We could to that when the chicks all hatch. How long can she be off her...

I think it could be more predator proof. This coop is not designed for caring for chicks. Sigh...do you think I could keep the mama and nest in a wire dog kennel here at the house with their own food and water? Separated from my existing birds. It’s about 3x2x2 and then put a crate with her...

Only 1 has hatched so far. Maybe she needs her own space so the current chick can access food and water as needed? Once they’ve all hatched should the remain seperated from the rest of the flock to they don’t get hurt by the roosters???

The boxes are about 4 ft off the ground

I don’t know how the chicks will get to any food or water. Won’t this one need water now. Not sure when hatched, over a day.

Good news!!! The chick is happily reunited with mom and all is well! I’m including some pictures. The nests seem way too high for chicks (in my very limited experience)???haha. There are 2 broody hens, 1 more hen and 3 roosters. All seems peaceful when we’re there. We’re going to build a new...

Yes, summer camp/year round. I’ve added location...Northerm MS. Heading down now to take chick and get pics of coop. I’ll be back!

This was very helpful!

We live at a camp and the flock is on the other end of the property. We have started chickens in our yard but will be moving the new to is flock up to our yard so they’re all in one place. The person caring for them is no longer here. We can leave them in their current location for a couple of...

Oh my...we are taking over care of 2 roosters and 5 hens. They are laying and we’re new to chickens. We haven’t had any hens laying yet. We’ve only started from chicks. We need to move the coop and chickens over to our yard. We currently have a 5 mo old “nice” rooster. We also have 4 7mo old...

Hello from Oxford, MS! We’re new to MS and chicken raising! Currently have 4 guineas and 1 RIR rooster with 9 chicks on the way. Will have ROR, Barred Rock and Cinnamons. In the process of building a better coop!!!

But more determined to build a better coop for sure!

Thanks...it is very sad.

Now that I’m learning more on this site, I’m wondering if 19 gauge 1/2” hardware cloth or thicker welded wire would be better for around the bottom and over the top?

Do you remember what gauge it was?