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Matejka said:
According to local forecast-we have 10 days chance of rain.
So.... I mowed Monday and Tuesday. Also burned brush Tuesday and yesterday. Let it rain 🙁😟.
I had a dead hen in a nest box yesterday. She was young, hatch last July. No injuries I could see, head tucked under body, legs behind her. My gut feeling is that something startled her and she flew into nest, hit back wall, and broke her neck. I partially cleaned nest boxes, couldn't do thoroughly because I didn't wanna leave burn pile unattended. Gonna try to clean today-watching weather.View attachment 3492350
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I'm sorry about your hen. I lost one yesterday, too. But it wasn't unexpected. She was a 6yo hatchery hen and had been slowly going down hill for a while. I'll miss her in the flock, she was sweet and friendly.
 
Maddcatter said:
The panhandle has officially reached "summer storm" season.
My ducks are supper happy it rains at night. My chickens are less happy because it also hails and it turns out a heavy metal drum solo on the roof is disturbing to small fowl...
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I added a new 8x10 coop onto the run this past year. My chickens use it for a nesting room. I'm guessing it's the metal roof. They prefer the old 6 x8 coop with the Ondura roof that leaks, even though they are crowded.
I tried closing off the old coop for 4 months, but as soon as I opened the door, they started gravitating back into it. Now all 30ish of them are in there again.
Chickens 🙄
 
Matejka said:
According to local forecast-we have 10 days chance of rain.
So.... I mowed Monday and Tuesday. Also burned brush Tuesday and yesterday. Let it rain 🙁😟.
I had a dead hen in a nest box yesterday. She was young, hatch last July. No injuries I could see, head tucked under body, legs behind her. My gut feeling is that something startled her and she flew into nest, hit back wall, and broke her neck. I partially cleaned nest boxes, couldn't do thoroughly because I didn't wanna leave burn pile unattended. Gonna try to clean today-watching weather.View attachment 3492350
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Ya I saw that this morning, going to mow the chicken yard after work, and get the chicks out to the coop brooder. Really not looking forward the a soggy week! Sorry about your hen:(
 
janiedoe said:
I'm sorry about your hen. I lost one yesterday, too. But it wasn't unexpected. She was a 6yo hatchery hen and had been slowly going down hill for a while. I'll miss her in the flock, she was sweet and friendly.
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I'm sorry about your hen! Hopefully she's in a better way now:hugs
 
NagemTX said:
Sorry for the loss.

Half way done with my outdoor brood box. Making it 8ft long By 2ft wide and I think 16 inches deep. Bottom on one side 1/4 hardware cloth and the other solid plywood. I'll get pictures this evening when home from work.
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I'd like to see it.
I need to build a new brooder. I had two large walkin brooders in the old run. They are now the bantam coop & run. I guess I could put one in the new hen house since no one sleeps in there anyway.
 
NagemTX said:
Sorry for the loss.

Half way done with my outdoor brood box. Making it 8ft long By 2ft wide and I think 16 inches deep. Bottom on one side 1/4 hardware cloth and the other solid plywood. I'll get pictures this evening when home from work.
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That's basically how big mine is, 8x2 and about 36 inches tall, chicken wire with the bottom half 1/4 inch HWC, it's under my poop boards
 

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