Eggs are nice, but feathers will do. My hen's still laying, but coming up on her 4th birthday. I'm definitely interested in taking a couple of yours... are you in Duluth? Or orrock?
Great info, Coop and Acre. The run is covered and fenced, so the survivor is (hopefully) safe. She laid a half-formed egg yesterday and didn't really leave the nesting box, but was moving around a little this morning. I'm working on getting her some new roommates. Thanks.
Hi. New to the site. We let our three three-year-old hens out to free range a bit yesterday afternoon, and a fox attacked. Only one survived. Anybody in the Twin Cities area looking to relocate a hen or two? Our sole survivor is going to need some company.
Thanks Acre. I'll get some electrolyte water in the coop for her and start looking for some new additions, I suppose. If anyone in Minneapolis is looking to relocate a 3 yr old hen, let me know...
Should I be worried about the fox returning for another easy meal? Any sort of repellents I can...
We let our three hens out to range a bit yesterday afternoon, and a fox attacked. Only one hen survived. She's missing a few feathers, but doesn't seem injured. Definitely in a state of shock, though -- sitting silently in the nesting box, not eating or drinking. Any advice for this type of...