Arizona Chickens

[DesertChic]

thank you, I figure I might of been part of the umbilical part. I think that chick might have tried to follow the mom and got stepped on by one of the other chickens.

I'm so sorry that happened to you.

 

[DesertChic]

Well, so far it seems to be working. Opened up the nursery pen this morning, and moved the eggs back to broody #1's favorite box. She wandered over to inspect the premises, then climbed in and commenced setting. Pics in 3 weeks!
I left the nursery pen open and put another clutch of eggs in one of the nesting boxes, still waiting to see if I have any takers.

Outstanding! I hope your good luck remains in tact and another hen decides it's time to be a mother.

 

[flower]

We've successfully completed our 1st bumble foot surgery

Spectacular but simple photo with the chickens bendaged foot above the childs feet. Couldn't have been better if you had planned it ?

 

[MagicChicken]

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thank you, I figure I might of been part of the umbilical part. I think that chick might have tried to follow the mom and got stepped on by one of the other chickens.

Probably not your fault. Something was wrong with the chick. My broody-raised chicks used to get tumbled across the coop/run when they accidentally got in the way of a hen scratching for treats. I was horrified the first time I saw it happen. But the chicks took it in stride and quickly learned to stay out of the way of those big scratching feet. The hens weren't doing it on purpose. They just didn't see the chicks behind them. Once I realized everyone would survive those incidents and it was a learning experience for the chicks I relaxed. It was pretty funny to watch. Chicks are smart. They didn't let it happen often.

Edited to add I messed up the nested quote clean-up. I was responding to moms3cuties post.
- MagicChicken

 

[tschmaltz722]

Hey Guys! So I saw a coyote in the neighborhood this morning... And we live pretty inside of our subdivision. My coop is not coyote proof (I know I know). Any suggestions for a quick fix for tonight so I don't pace the way for a chicken buffet??

 

[moms3cuties]

thank you, I figure I might of been part of the umbilical part. I think that chick might have tried to follow the mom and got stepped on by one of the other chickens.

I'm so sorry that happened to you. 

Thanks everyone

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thank you, I figure I might of been part of the umbilical part. I think that chick might have tried to follow the mom and got stepped on by one of the other chickens.

Probably not your fault. Something was wrong with the chick. My broody-raised chicks used to get tumbled across the coop/run when they accidentally got in the way of a hen scratching for treats. I was horrified the first time I saw it happen. But the chicks took it in stride and quickly learned to stay out of the way of those big scratching feet. The hens weren't doing it on purpose. They just didn't see the chicks behind them. Once I realized everyone would survive those incidents and it was a learning experience for the chicks I relaxed. It was pretty funny to watch. Chicks are smart. They didn't let it happen often.

Edited to add I messed up the nested quote clean-up. I was responding to moms3cuties post.
- MagicChicken

... Thank you too MagicChicken!

 

[cyborg]

Hey Guys! So I saw a coyote in the neighborhood this morning... And we live pretty inside of our subdivision. My coop is not coyote proof (I know I know). Any suggestions for a quick fix for tonight so I don't pace the way for a chicken buffet??

Spotlights and a shotgun?

 

[Sill]

Hey Guys! So I saw a coyote in the neighborhood this morning... And we live pretty inside of our subdivision. My coop is not coyote proof (I know I know). Any suggestions for a quick fix for tonight so I don't pace the way for a chicken buffet??

Oh no! Once those things know where there's an easy meal they come back...often!
Short of making the coop FT. Knox I don't have many ideas for short term.
Snap rat traps? Large dogs? Poison bait? Cayenne pepper applied liberally (affects mammals only, not birds) to any access? Thorny bushes?

Long term -
Run to Lowe's and buy hardware cloth, it's much harder to get through than chicken wire. Apply to all outside areas, top of run and coop, coop windows, sides of run and bury a two foot skirt of it on the outside so they can't tunnel in. I'm eventually going to need to do the top of my run. Only a quarter of it is hardware cloth, the rest is bird netting to keep out birds of prey. I'm sure a coyote or determined grey fox can get through it.

 

[Sill]

Spotlights and a shotgun?

Maybe with a lawn chair and a few beers?

 

[cyborg]

Maybe with a lawn chair and a few beers?

Nah, the limes are getting ripe, it's margarita time!