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Well, we left the carcasses in the tractor for the next 4 days and nothing came back. The thing that doesn't add up for me is that there were SEVEN chickens missing. No blood, no parts or pieces, nothing partially eaten, no feathers anywhere and black hairs on the chicken wire up at the top that...

I am just sick. I had 27 meat birds in a chicken tractor that had lattice attached to the sides on top of chicken wire. One panel of the lattice has been torn off, 20 the birds are dead in the tractor and 7 are missing. These were large cornish x, about 3 weeks from butcher date. It appears that...

I also came home today to an indian runner that had something bluish hanging out of her. I am thinking it may be a prolapsed vent as well. I am going to try to get her when my husband gets home and since I don't have any preparation H I think I am going to start with a warm bath and then try...

I know, right! He's gorgeous and I hate to eat him. He would probably make some beautiful babies and he's huge! I want to sell him...I am thinking that he might be a cross as well, he kind of looks like a BLRW roo that isn't really defined but maybe crossed with a brahma. He has that rose comb...

http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv225/lorihadams/2012%20pics/100_7890.jpg try this one...I don't know what is wrong.

He looks to have a rose comb, feathered feet and no muff. He almost looks like the picture on the right of the jersey giant but with feathered feet. He's bluish white with longer mixed colored feathers draping over his back and splashes of red on his back. He has large wattles and really...

I bought 2 chickens back in the fall and was told they were hens. The person bought a mix of chicks from a hatchery and they were supposed to all be females. As this one got bigger I realized it wasn't. He is already at least 10 lbs and feather footed. He is trying to breed my indian runners so...

Leaves.....seriously....3 feet deep, they will scratch it up in about a week and mulch it down. Go on craigslist and offer to pick up leaves if people will bag them for you and pile them in. Straw is okay but here straw bales are like $3.50 each and I would rather get free leaves than pay for...

Here is ours....we use it primarily for meat chickens when they are ready to leave the brooder and go on grass but we have also put broody hens and their chicks in here until the babies get big enough for the hawks to leave them alone. We have also raised ducklings in here and could probably put...

Do you have access to leaf litter? I had a similar situation and I found that piling leaves inside the run about 3 ft deep, I know it sounds ridiculous but the birds will mulch it up in about a week, really helped. It seemed that it created a nice mulch and instead of removing it I just kept...

Here's my two cents for what it's worth. I have had chickens in confinement and free range and mine are happier with as much open space as possible. I think the biggest issue that I see is people trying to cram in too many birds in too small a space. When in doubt, go with less birds. I had 8...

Both my girls went broody last year and one hatched out 8 and the other hatched out 7. I also had a light brahma that went broody and since we have no rooster I loaded her up with duck eggs and she hatched out 15. We had lots of babies last year

Yeah, try putting their food and waterer in the run and that way they have to go in there to get it so they get used to it. Just wait till they see snow for the first time! You'll never get them out of the coop....

Okay, we used a crate for our duck house at our old house and we currently use a rabbit hutch for our duck house now. The rabbit hutch is raised off the ground so we built a ramp for them to go up in it but they prefer the other side and jump up on the step and them jump again to get inside. The...

Here's my two cents....I would go with something shady over something wet. I have had both and I like shady better. Is there any way you could extend part of the run out so they can get into the sun some? We have the coop in the shade but part of the "pasture" is in the sun almost all day. Our...

What about lattice? It would block out most of the wind....be attractive....provide some shade....and not cost too much.

here's mine when we first built it....I love it cause I can push the wheelbarrow up to it and just rake everything right out. We now have it in a huge run and it is painted red with no attached fencing and they go under there to eat and get out of the sun. our rabbit hutch on the left is now...

can you put wheels on it and make it moveable?