Well I had 8 chicks running around this am took 12 eggs off two day ago Candled and discarded 3 eggs one incubator egg hatched last night so every thing suggested seems to be workin Thanks all
Hen got broody setting on 13 eggs on 4/6 Wife noticed she seemed to be having trouble covering eggs We checked and she had 24 !!! Any one had any luck when she gets off nest with majority of chicks putting remaining unhatched eggs in incubator Or just write em off ???
I put 4 snap traps under a plastic tub the mice could get under but chickens couldn’t caught 4 a day for couple weeks then quit seeing them That worked for me
I got to looking and found some pellets that were quite a bit smaller than the first ones I tried You might look for the small pellets Worked for me and my birds
It’s Coyote breeding season so you see one they’re more close and my dealings with Fox they get one then back later for more not killing or taking more than Dinner Coyotes the same so I’m guessing there were more than one and all took home a meal
Hate that this happened to you ! At one time...
My birds are free range only close on roost . I have 30 large and 13 Bantams 3 Bantam Roos in the mix two lg Roos Americana And Buff op Roos they have their own. Free run gangs but all get along very well minimal fighting
I have exactly what you want the Americana too will breed the Mill e Fluer hens I’ve seen it but no harm so far and not that often that I see But they get along fine
I have a mix of diff breed in my flock Bluebells,Gold And Silver Wyandotte’s, RIR,Americana Barred Rock And 3 Leghorns The Bluebells 2nd And by far best layers are the Leghorns and researching the Bluebells are a leghorn Cross So That explained 2nd Leghorns White Eggs Bluebells a pretty Olive...
how soon after collecting fecal does it need to be at vets for test I’ve got same looking sample a wove works at vets so no problem there just need to know how fresh ??
I lucked out and got a large 4ftx2ftx2ft metal locking Job box It’s perfect latches Down Rodent proof and only $25.00 holds 10 40# bags easily keep in barn..and will fill a 6gal swim pool chlorine bucket with a screw on lid close in coop after opening 40# bag fill feeder and store bucket in...
For some reason it’s the Buff Orphingtons getting hit They must not be as predator conscious as the other breeds I have Only one left but 38 others so we’ll see