Ryan has been sleeping in the coop with my chickens but she is just too big now. I've set her up an enclosure right next to the chicken run with a door between them so she can go to their side and they can come see her....but at night the chickens go up into the coop. I would like to make or...
My Lavender layer was laying blue eggs just fine and then she laid this MONSTER of an egg and had a terrible "blowout"! I did all the necessary steps to take care of her: separated her from the flock, inserted her vent, used preparation H, etc. I fed her twice with Oyseter shell in 30 days...
I am so upset!! I'm a backyard flock....well, I have 3 girls right now. Wanted to dip my toe into backyard raising. I love it, gonna move onto bigger things....ANYWAY, a rat/mouse, I'm not sure which one it was, stole an egg. It was dark brownish/black and fast. Not large but not tiny...
I have a pre-maid coop with a little run of 5'.5". I'm adding an additional 8' onto it. I only have a flock of 3. So far the predators I've seen are raccoon, hog, stray cats and a wondering cougar. I have the coop and run placed inside a 14' enclosed, chainlink dog run for added protection...
I only have a flock of 3 and I'll see how it goes from there. They are teenagers. 2 sexlinks and 1 Barred Rock. I guess you could say, I'm gonna "wing" it!