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I have had chickens for many years in in all the time I have only lost 4 to predators. From what I see some have lost twice that in one day. I consider myself lucky. I tried to give my girls a good life and they graced me with some wonderful great tasting eggs I just believe we have a new...

I am very lucky to have my three for so long without incident. But now two days in a row they got my girls I only have one left. The first time he took my girl away from the property and killed her.. The second night he did it right outside the door of the coop, he left part of here there. He...

I came home just it time to find a cat jumping one of my RIR chickens I yelled and scared it away, it is not a wild cat it belongs to someone, not sure which one. I then looked to see if my girl was hurt and found that the cat had attacked my white Lakenvelder also there were clumps of...

I do not panic easily but this has got me very upset. Please tell me what this is, and please only if you know I would appreciate it. I just went to p/u an egg from my RIR, my finger went through it, and it was all bloody water that came out. I put it in a container and it was very stinky, it...

I have a weird chicken. When my hen Willie laid her first egg I was happy because all the other eggs were brown, which I love, but Willie laid white ones and that was a nice contrast they were really so white. Then suddenly no white eggs, I thought something was wrong with her, but I was getting...

LOSING A FRIEND: THIS IS A VERY TOUCHING STORY ABOUT LIFE & DEATH, AND THE FRIENDS THAT WE HAVE. IT'S CERTAIN TO STIR YOUR HEART, TOUCH YOUR SOUL. THIS EMAIL IS ONE I COULD NOT AFFORD NOT TO SHARE WITH MY FRIENDS. I'M STILL CHOKED UP OVER IT! ENJOY YOUR BREAKFAST ! ! !

I know that they stop laying in the cold and in the darkness of winter, but it is not cold here, today it was over 60 degrees. We have not had an egg in months, I just found one in the coop but I don't know how old it was. I have had my girls since 2007, are they old? I never went more than a...

My girl was attacked by an animal awhile ago, she was injured, now she will not go in the coop at night. I let her roost in the trees for awhile, the other night I put her in and she tried to get out. Last night I let her stay out mainly because I could not find her. In the middle of the night...

My hen was injured the other day and has a broken wing. She was never friendly, I got her late in life, I never had the chance to hold her like I did my others so I cannot catch her to fix her. She is alive and eating and drinking, I keep a close eye on her even though she will not let me...

Due to some recent predator problems I decided to install some sensor lights on the coop. Even if It doesn’t chase the animals away it will wake me up and I will make noise and chase them. The last predator ran like the devil when I shown a light on him so I thought this might work. Has anyone...

Hi Last night a ground hog got into the girls coop, I don't know how It was sealed. there was allot of fighting and a soon a I sown the flashlight he manage to jump out of the nst box even witht he large brick on it. Amazingly no one was killed, but this morning one was hiding but came out...

I live in NJ in this terrible storm I am on the coast and got the worst. I fixed the (secure)coop new hay, lots of food and water etc. When the storm hit my girls would not come out from under my very low deck. I tried for an hour. I had to dig a tunnel to get them food and water. Early this...

I had my first attack in three years a fox got into the coop and took one of my hens. Awhile ago a hawk took off with a different hen and my dog jumped him and saved that hen, now that is the hen that refuses to go in the coop. She must be really scared between the two incidences. She sleeps...

I wanted to update you and thank you so much for your support. My hen Daisy is up and out of the coop and in her pen. See is walking around, slowly, and mingling with her penmates. Funny thing about animals, there is not even a peep coming out of them and they are enclosed today. I am usually...

I have never had a hawk attack (or any other pred) my Pug (Of all dogs) started to bark sharply warning me of trouble. I live on a wildlife preserve and is is shocking this is the first attack. I ran to the door made sure it was not a bear or fox and klet my dog go. I heard the hen screaching...

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Before I met all you smart guys I bought cedar shavings thinking it would help with the smell. I only used a small amount when I saw that it is not a good idea.. I would hate to throw it out..Any suggestions on what to do with it? Can I toss it in the run since it is outside? Thanks all....

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It is something we all do but I forgot about it, (things on my mind like most of us) when the leaves fell in my yard the wind took them before I could rake them up. My poor girls seem so bored and are digging craters in their run. I just remembered the post about someone packing away 9 bags of...