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I have 2 BOs and 2 RIRs that are now 5 1/2 weeks old. They are in the brooder (garage) at night and pt them out in their cop/run during the day. When I am home, I let them roam the yard. The problem is at dusk. They come to the back door, making a fuss to go back to their brooder. If i put...

Well today, one of my BOs caught a snake in the yard. Just an 8" juvenile Corn Snake. She ran around for a while till a RIR took it away from her. She killed it by violently shaking her head. My cats are usually the snake wranglers but everyday these hens surprise me.

I have my coop / run set up in the yard and have run the hardware cloth ~18" beyond the wall and buried. The 4 1/2 week olds only go out during the day, while I am home. They have access to the coop and run for water and security. So their scent is all over the place. I have noticed that...

Here are some pics. Wondering if some experts here can determine the gender of one of my BOs, they will be 4 weeks old on sunday. The one in the middle.

My 4 girls are 3 weeks old and appear very healthy. They seem to have started "tanking up". The last 2 days, they have consumed an entire quart waterer. Is this normal or does it show a problem with the rest of their diet?? I give them medicated Sunfresh feed which they eat 1 quart / day...

Here are some pictures of my chicks from 2.5 weeks ago. I bought 4 because of the mortality rate and because one may be a rooster (my neighbours have warned me)

Hello everyone. I am brand new to chickens or as I need to call them "Backyard Hens". This gives me the wriggle room to have them in my area. I did a lot of research, reading and thinking prior to jumping into this endeavour. 2 1/2 weeks ago, I bought 2 RI Reds and 2 Buff Orpingtons. They...