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Hi, did you solve this and if so would you mind sharing what worked? I am starting a bin and all I see so far are ants. Plenty ants. 😩 - Jamie on Maui

That’s good to know. The run wasn’t really destroyed, though, other than it was proven not up to protecting from a loose dog with nothing but time on its hands. I could have repaired it enough to keep chickens in, but not her dog out.

I did call Animal Control. The problem with waiting to see if the problem persisted was that we would basically be setting up our chickens to die in order to find out. I can’t see doing that any more than I can imagine putting an other pet in harm’s way. That’s why I feel like she should have to...

I’m so sorry that happened. We have not sold our surplus but did barter with them. This is another thing I’m confused about though, whether the money for the hens, which I often see as around $50 lately, is meant to include the lost eggs. Because if I did just go out and buy eight $50 laying...

Yes. Sorry, to be clearer yes the kernel was for the chickens. It worked out pretty well, too! Small claims is definitely the plan. I can’t wrap my head around her not having to stare at least some of the cost of defending against her dog, though. That’s what I’m trying to figure out, whether...

Thank you

We do and I did.

I’m so sorry about your dog and having to fight for the money. We had a dog once and it was attacked by the neighbor’s dog and they were so mortified and sorry, just said please tell us what the bill is. They paid right away and gave us a nice card. That’s how it should be. I hope your dog is ok...

Sadly, our neighbor adopted a dog and after it killed her chickens, got out and killed a feral chicken on our property, she allowed it to get out again, and it broke into our run and killed nearly all our chickens. These were beloved pets. My teenager in particular was completely devastated. YOU...

This poor thing. She's the last in the incubator and very lonely, but I can't get her fluffed up! I took the warm water and toothbrush to her earlier and dipped her hiney in some warm water because she's got a little pasty butt. I brushed her all over except on the belly because I'm afraid of...

What medications and such would you suggest a person have on hand to treat the most common chicken ailments? And how does one get this stuff ahead of time / without a prescription? Thank you!

Thanks. And I'll try the wet toothbrush tomorrow. I don't have any electrolytes or nutridrench. I may have a pedialyte popsicle in the freezer, maybe a little of that?

I believe this one also had absorbed its intestines. It stalled out zipping as well. How's your chick doing now?

She has come a long way since yesterday. But when I feel her feathers, they feel hard, like she has dried hair gel in them.

Shoot. I chose to follow some advice maybe I shouldn't have. I did it because she didn't have the benefit of all of her her yolk contents and thought she might need it. Oops.

Some pics I just took

An egg that hatched yesterday afternoon had been foaming through the pip hole, so I think the chick somehow ruptured the yolk sac while trying to hatch. The chick hatched and I assumed it wouldn't last long. But I tied off the umbilical cord, wrapped her in a towel to keep her separate from the...

I'm dealing with the same thing. Egg was foaming through the pip hole, so I think the chick somehow ruptured the yolk sac while trying to hatch. I tied off the umbilical cord, wrapped her in a towel to keep her separate from the other chick that had hatched, and put her back in the incubator...

Congratulations!

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