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Great article! I love sand because I can also tell if a snake is in the coop before I pull back the nest curtains to a frightening surprise! I smooth it out each morning for that very reason.

They do have a run that could almost be considered free range but I will check with her to see how many are in the coop itself.

Thank you. She said there are two hens that look like this. I do know there are no roosters but there were several new additions to the flock last year.

I apologize in advance, I don't know much about the birds, but my sister in law asked me why all her hens stopped laying. I suggested it may be mites/lice and explained how to best check for them. A week later, she sent me this photo and I was blown away! Any thoughts on what might be going on...

My first thought it bobcat.

I love this picture. If I recall correctly from my waterfowl days, it is normal behavior. I also had a duck with angel wing so fed him a little oats daily to reduce protein intake and it fixed itself. Not sure what to do for bent neck.

Back story: my girls are on organic layer pellets and have always had access to both crushed eggshells and oyster shell. Shortly after getting a rooster, I noticed many more soft shelled eggs.There were several times I had to pull broken soft shells from the hens' behind.I did tons of research...

Just one rooster and he has 10 hens. I guess she is a favorite. I will try keeping her in the garage for a bit. Thanks

I do. I hadn't even thought of that being the cause.

Mine only laid in the bushes when they were first starting to lay. After putting golf balls in the nests in the coop, they went to laying there regularly. They free range on 15 acres and now even the babies hatched this year go straight to the coop and skipped the newbie stuff.

Hi all, It started with what looked like a scratch with feathers missing in a tiny line above her eye and around the back of the head. It is now a bald spot above her eye that is the same color and texture as the red skin around her eye and seems to be growing slowly. She is constantly shaking...

In my experience, Chinese Geese are just meaner then most, but my saying that doesn't help you at all. I hope someone with more experience can help, or that it has improved since you posted.

I housed my chickens and ducks together until they started refusing to come off the pond (about 9 months old). I lost almost every one to bobcats and coyotes. If you have a pond and no guardian dog, don't do it. They housed together well (they also grew up together- the chickens and...

I know it's an old thread but I am curious what happened to your rooster. Mine is acting fine but has had a red bottom that I've been treating and this morning his spurs are black.

Thank you so much Eggcessive! After just a week of daily Neosporin, the scab (which was the size of a golf ball) is now the size of a dime and the skin is growing in over the bone. I'm so relieved!!

Also sorry to hear about your hen. We lost several ducks, one hen and had 3 others wounded before I got it. As of yesterday, everyone is inside electric netting. No more free ranging for a while.

I will. I'll start Neosporin tonight and get some of the hydrogel pads.

Thank you.

I have a hen who has survived a bobcat attack but had a large chunk of meat taken from her leg. I've been alternating between putting blukote, honey and and vetericyn on it. It's been three weeks and the meat part of it has scabbed up well but the bone at the knee is still protruding. I'm just...

Definitely going to set it up in the coop. That was a great article. And on top of that, I was checking out Tractor Supply's new brooders today and noticed the chicks running to me when I approached rather than away, which tells me everything about that article is correct. Thank you for sharing...