Search results for query: *

We have lost 25 chickens from the same dog and 6 other neighbors have lost bunnies/ducks/chickens (all together 50+ animals). We are catching the dog in the act or right as the end. Animal control is helping but it’s a slow process. The dog is deemed potentially dangerous and not allowed to...

I have a 2.5 week old chick that seems to be failing to thrive. She has had some pasty butt issues and I’ve been soaking/cleaning her daily. She is acting fine but has now grown feathers or in size like the others. Is this a prolapse vent?

We have had the same (shepherd) dog jump our fence twice in the last two months taking out 25 chickens. He is very determined! We have now raised the fence to 6-8 feet in most areas but I’m hoping to put a roost out in our fully fenced pasture. Any suggestions and pictures yard roosts that are...

We had a German Shepherd jump our pasture fence (chest level) and get 23 of our chickens on 12/16/23. We raised the fence up to 6+ foot but he came back this week and jumped over a spot we didn't know how to raise, our 10-12 foot swinging pasture gate. He got 2 out of the 3 of our last chickens...

Unfortunately, the day after Christmas a dog (German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois) jumped over our pasture fence and "got" 23 of our chickens. (BTW: We raised the fence!). Now we are trying to get chickens ASAP, so they can hopefully start laying early spring/summer. We have a commercial size...

I’m a first time Turken owner and have 2 seven week old Turkens. They were in a pullet bin when I got them as day old chicks but I can’t seem to figure out if they are hens or roos from all my research online! Whenever I’ve gotten chickens before it’s always been super obvious. I’ve named them...

Temps here have been getting "down into the 40's" and will get down into the 20-30's when winter actually hits. Our coop is not insulated or and has no heat lamps but is draft free. After the eggs have been sitting in the coop all day, can I bring them inside and place them on the counter? Or...

I have gone back and forth with trying to break my broody hen or maybe giving her day old chicks from Wilco/Tractor Supply. I just made my broody breaking pen and got a dog crate for this and other isolation chicken needs. It's a medium sized metal dog crate and I took out the black plastic...

Hi-I have super broody cuckoo maran hen who is about 6 months old. I was thinking of trying to "break" her of her broodiness but have also considered giving her some day old chicks (Cornish cross's?)? Any Pro's/Con's? Tips for this? Maybe slightly stupid questions: 1. Will my broody Cuckoo...

1st-In the last week my Cuckoo Maran (Sheila) has gone completely crazy Broody! Is there harm in letting her be broody? I keep kicking her out of the nesting boxes/blocking the nesting boxes/shutting the coop door, however I want the other chickens to still be able to lay in the nesting boxes...

How many meat birds would you try to raise for a year's worth of meat? I'm thinking of raising enough meat for 6 months at a time but trying to picture what that would actually look like. I know the number is based upon a lot of variables but curious what is a solid number? 1-2 chickens per...

I live in Western Washington and have lots of rain water come Sept-June with very few true cold snaps where freezing will be an issue. We typically switch out waterers 2-3 times a day during that time where freezing is an issue. We have been having some issues with our 5 gallon bucket watering...

I got my first chicken egg on July 8th and have now had 1-4 eggs everyday since! Woohoo! Except... last week I noticed my Buff Orpington running out of the coop like a mad man with a cracked egg in her mouth and all the other chickens chasing her. I have had a couple (2) shell-less eggs within...

Hi! I have a 4-5 month old Golden Laced Wyandotte hen with a swollen light green earlobe? I have not noticed it before-so I'm kind of worried. I first noticed it yesterday when I looked at her head on and one side was way larger than the other and then I noticed the difference of the "red...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? -I have raised chickens for 15 years with my parents but just decided to have my own backyard chickens! I just got my backyard chickens in March 2017. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? -I have currently 6 chickens! (3)...