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It has been a terrible week here and I had really thought my last issue would be with chickens....BUT. I've been missing an egg periodically for over a week and then a couple of days ago I was coming up two short. I figured a snake, but I really watched the coop for a bit and tried to rule...

I have had mixed results with introducing a new (or more) pullets to an existing flock. My current flock got culled by 2 in the last month. One just disappeared and the other was found murdered (and mangled) fairly close to my front door a few day ago. I put in an auto opener/closer back in...

I picked up five new "Production Reds" from my local supplier (Feed Store). They were getting low on birds and not likely to have any more until Spring, so I bought the last five they had. Today has been three weeks since I've given them a loving home. They have been free ranging for a week...

When I started my flock over a year ago, I purchased some of those fake wooden eggs off Amazon. Supposed to get six but got seven. I pretty much ignored them as they helped get my girls laying in their boxes. I got a couple of new girls a couple of months ago and set up a temporary nesting box...

I've had my ups and downs in the 14 months since I purchased my first flock. I spent a year updating my inherited coop, fixing things, preparing for the day I got some "girls". It has been very rewarding, and at times very stressful. I've needed to introduce new girls into the flock, and they...

Just wanted to share my journey so far. It's a marathon and not a sprint. God bless you all who start with chicks. I grew up with chickens, but my Mom was the wrangler who would have been 90 a few weeks ago, so this post is for her. We kept ~100 or so when I was young, and I was not a fan...

Due to an unfortunate event, I lost one of my newer girls (RIR about 5 months old) and my oldest Girl (Production Red about 10 months) flew the coop for a couple of days. This was about a week and a half after a dog attack that cost my oldest girl some tail feathers. They were skittish and...

I had a "stone cold who-dunnit" when four of my girls went missing a couple of months ago that I still have not figured out. It happened in the middle of the afternoon over about a two hour period. Living out in the boonies, I expect to lose a bird every now and again, but losing four all at...

I'm pretty sure I am fine with what I am doing, but thought I would throw this out to y'all experts and long time raisers. I have one production red that has been with me awhile (~44 weeks old) and three RIR pullets that are between 18-22 weeks. In the morning when I let them out I scatter 2-3...

Well...Free Ranging birds is a challenge. I posted in the predator section about losing 4 birds in a two hour period. It is still a "Stone Cold Whodunnit" and only have my own theory. Needless to say, I needed to repopulate somewhat. I picked up 3 RIR pullets to introduce into my remaining...

My mower went down (threw a belt) and my grass got a little out of hand. It took 2 1/2 weeks to get my mower fixed through a warranty shop about 30 miles away and about 1 1/2 weeks into the repairs, I lost four of my girls. I live on ~8 acres and the girls free range for about 10+ hours each...

Exciting day after my 3rd full month of Chicken Wrangling (Yesterday now). Started out like any normal day...I've had my Production Reds for right at 3 months. They were about 14-15 weeks old when I got them and I figure about 22-23 weeks when they started laying. I started with 6 hens but...

I am a very early riser most days and sometimes am up at odd hours in the night. When I can't sleep or up super early, I will go out back for a bit of fresh air and to just listen to the night sounds. I have about 8 acres and my coop is about 50 yards behind my driveway. Almost always I hear...

Found this egg on the floor of the coop this morning. No noticeable shell except maybe a little on the bottom. I remember reading about these, but don't remember if they are common or if I should be worried. My first eggs from these hens (Production Reds) were on May 26th. I am feeding...

I started with my girls about 7 weeks ago. They were supposed to be 17 weeks, but I became convinced they were more like 15 weeks or so. I left them in the coop for about 10 days before letting them out. They have free ranged on my 8 acres ever since during the day. Other than one night, I...

As the title says... Without Y'all, I would have never know to test my girls by trying to pick them up to see if they were egg laying ready. This morning, two of my hens gave me the "squat and raised wings" sign. I've had them 6 weeks now and am more convinced they were closer to 14 weeks...

Had my girls for about a month and with only one hiccup, I honestly couldn't be happier....UNTIL last night. They were supposed to be 17 weeks, but I am guessing now that they were probably closer to 14-15 weeks, so now close to 20 weeks. Production Reds BTW. My youngest Daughter was due...

As the title suggests, I am a new chicken flock owner. Got my girls a month ago (6 Production Reds). They were supposed to be 17 weeks, but I suspect they might have been closer to 14-15 weeks. After being very skittish when I first got them, they have really come along. I did lose one to...

It's been 2 1/2 weeks since I got my 6 chicken flock of Production Reds. They were ~17-18 weeks old when I got them. My coop is about 8 X 50 feet and after some initial skittishness, they have settled in quite nicely inside the coop. There has been no bullying and they now seem to look...

Can I introduce some new Barred Rock chicks (female - 4-5 days old) to some 20-22 week old Production Reds? If so, what would be the best way to do it? I have a large coop with 8 almost adults....I have plenty of nesting boxes and a 3X3 ground box on one end. I am not familiar with chicks and...