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So, I posted earlier a week ago or so regarding losing 12 chickens in a single night to a raccoon attack. Since then we've been keeping our chickens locked in the hen house instead of letting what should be a secure chicken run area stay open, so in the evening we shut them in and in the morning...

Suffered a Raccoon attack last night, a big one. It had to be a family of raccoons, this time of year conservation is putting out warnings regarding wolves/coyotes teaching their young to hunt, looks like it applies to raccoons as well. I had 18 full grown chickens and 5 Orpington...

1st day: So, I started noticing my eggs would have yolk splatted on top of them, right on top of unbroken eggs, with no shells around. Interesting I thought, and a bit weird. So talking to my mom about it she said it's probably a raccoon. Raccoons are extremely strong and can easily break eggs...

What Are the Symptoms of Avian Influenza? When you own domestic fowl, you need to be especially aware of the symptoms of avian influenza. Look for these symptoms in your chickens: Gasping Diarrhea Rapid death Swelling in the head, neck, or eyes Purple combs Attached is the current list of...

So, I have a whole lot going on chicken-wise these days but to keep this thread simple I'll point to the title. I'm already raising Jersey Giants, Orpingtons, Barred Rock, etc... But is there maybe even a new alternative to meat birds without the health issues? Slower growth is fine, but can we...

So.... health problems after 8 weeks, no not all the time but very often. What are these hatcheries doing to get fertile eggs to sell chicks? Are they all lab grown or something?

I hate using the word "possible" I was going to ask "is this possible" well of course it is. But I was wondering as long as you get the temp right and constant, what would my success rate look like vs an incubator? Reason i'm asking is well, incubators are expensive.

The Journal of Rooster, a Survival guide. It's week 8 in my new home, I heard the humans talking about there being too many "roosters" in the flock, and the one that seems to be in charge claims i'm one of them. This only came up once before, we never saw poor Sam again... I won't be making the...

Hello everyone, I just recently purchased 5, 1 week old Barred Rock Hens and my mother purchased 8 unsexed Blue Americana pullets(although she keeps claiming they're aricana). Either way they lay blue eggs lol. My plan is to start a flock breeding the two, to end up with a good dual purpose blue...