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sharron said:
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ahhh just to have one or two broodys, right now i have 15, every day i have to lift all of them up to make sure they haven't got any eggs under them and a couple of them have bloodied me by pecking me, right now of those 14, six are cochins, one sfh cross and the rest are brahma's, i didn't think brahams were suppose to be that broody
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14?!? That's insane! Funny how broodiness is contagious!
 
I know that predators like the cloudy/rainy weather for hunting. I just didn't think minutes after the bright sunshine sunk to overcast it would happen so fast. I do stay around to watch for danger, but I didn't even know a raccoon wasn't a (chicken safe) cat! Also, I am not innocent of running into the house for a minute. Now I'm going to be following a few feet behind the flock at all times, and beating the lilac bush to flush out any predators.
Not really. But I am surprised by the incident.
 
Almost finished my coop got the run put in and working on the inside trying to figure out how to make the chicken door and roosts the door is proving a challenge
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folmar25 said:
question for whoever lives in Lycoming county I was just told I cant have chickens in Lycoming county I've been looking at the codes and zoning regulations for antes fort but I can not find anything the coop is already built and my 15 chicks are out there in the brooder my question would be how are other people permitted to have chickens in antes fort and I was told I could not my coop is by no means an eye sore it is a good looking coop and all I'm trying to do is have a Hobey and provide my family with fresh healthy eggs
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Just do it they won't know.
 
maceman88 said:
Almost finished my coop got the run put in and working on the inside trying to figure out how to make the chicken door and roosts the door is proving a challenge
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I highly recommend "poop boards" with a 2x4 as a roost placed a few inches above the board. I make my poop boards 2 ft wide and the length of the roosts. Underneath is the perfect place for nest boxes, feeders, waterers, pop door for the outside, etc. - leaving the rest of the area largely open space. If you search on this site for "poop boards", you will find a lot of info. Mine are pretty simple, I put feed bags in top to catch the poop and just fold them up and carry them out to dump every month or so. Some people use sand or some kind of litter and scoop every day. I know I wouldn't follow through with the daily scooping, so I let the dropping accumulate there. Probably more work in the long run, but it works for me.

There is a thread somewhere about "inventions" people have made and it has a lot of neat ideas, if you haven't read that, you should.
 
MotorcycleChick said:
I waited until 7:30 to go out to let the chickens out. It was just starting to drizzle, but I opened the door anyway. Steven came out of the coop, as well as four girls. The last two came out a few minutes later. They didn't go more than a few feet. Good thing! What I thought was a cat turned out to be a big raccoon!
Question. How would it lose its tail? The neighbor said it didn't have one.
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MCC:

Racoons are night foragers, if you see one during the day, it probably isn't in good shape and might be a bit desperate.....might even be an indicator of Rabies....my two cents....
 

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