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Recently I had a fox show up in broad daylight (twice) and carry off 6 birds, and I suspect a neighborhood dog was later involved with one that was missing hey tail feathers and a body in the yard. I do not think the dog was trying to kill them, but I don't hold it against him, he's still a...

Well my coop still has some construction left on it before I'm ready, but I should receive a batch of buff orpingtons in about a month from a local breeder. I have two boys (3 and 6) that want to raise from chicks and I'm not opposed to the lower cost of birds. I do not have any existing flock...

Oh here we build again! This will probably be a slow update until the foundation is built. After a 4 year run with chickens in a too small high maintenance coop, I'm going to build a new coop because I just love those fresh eggs annnd the lack of bugs in the yard is worth having them around by...

I'm planning to build another coop (I got rid of my bird and sold my previous coop) and this time I'm going for broke and building on a permanent foundation. I want to do a layer or two of cinder blocks and then go wood framing up from there. This will leave a dirt floor, which I want to use the...

I suspect One of my birds stepped on a piece of wood with a finishing nail in it. She isn't putting any weight on it but there's no broken bones and otherwise no apparent injury. How do I treat this? I have Iodine, peroxide, witch hazel, etc. Edit : bird is a golden laced wyandotte, she is...

I know next to nothing about rabbits except they're tasty. I want to raise some eventually, but I have limited space, so does anyone know of problems I could have keeping them in the run with my birds? I have 5 hens, 2 golden comets 2 Plymouth rocks, and one orpington. Thanks!

Do I lock them up or let them decidd what to do during a tropical storm/hurricane?

I recently purchased 3 new pullets because one of my hens got dead last week. Ironically it was the hen who never jumps the fence. I have 2 golden comets aged 1 and 2 years. The young one is the alpha, but they aren't mingling well with the pullets it seems. I'm bonding the pullets to the...

I moved my feeder inside the coop to keep critters from coming in at night and *thought* the squirrels wouldn't be so bold. I was right in the former, wrong in the latter. I've been shooting squirrels with my bb gun for months as a deterrent, but it's been mildly effective. Just makes them run...

Caught the birds dust bathing in the yard and grabbed my camera. Got some good shots, but my Sony alpha-6300 did most of the work. Great camera.

I had 3 chickens that would get in the coop no problem. At the time I had no pop door and eventually a fox took one of them. Installed a door, and replaced the one with a young hen. Since then I've had problems with them sleeping outside. I think it's the new one being dominant. How can I bond...

Finally trying some litter in the coop, and I had to replace the ramp today because the old one was falling apart.

I know EVERYONE is going to chastise me for not quarantining. I get it, but it's a risk I choose to take. I purchased two hens from some folks on craig's list that are younger than my two current hens. One Golden Laced Wyandotte and a golden comet. Both of the new hens are bigger than the older...

Three are some chicks for sale on CL of a breed I want. I have two hens I bought as pullets (3rd got eaten by a fox). My question is when are they big enough to go outside and how should I care for them until then? Haven't purchased them yet.

I've got 3 golden comets that started laying about a year ago. Recently I've noticed the egg shells have thinned a little and the yolks are lightening. I've been feeding Purina layena pellets, have 2, 5 gallon watering buckets, and recently purchased a 7lb feeder that I have to fill twice a...

After much persistence and debate, I finally convinced my wife to let knew her a couple new chickens. I currently have 3 golden comets and wanted to breed suggestions.I'm leaning toward gold laced wyandottes or Rhode Island red, mainly on aesthetics.

Hey guys. I have 3 golden comets (red sex links) and they haven't been finishing their feed lately. I feed them in the coop when it was snowing and when it was 4 degrees, but they didn't even react when I put feed out this morning, and there was feed already in the feeding box. I have liquid...

I searched the forum and browsed the learning center before posting this. If I can scrape my coop floor to clean it, what reason would I have to use litter on the floor? I've had my birds since march and I haven't used litter in the coop or run. Straw in the nesting boxes, that's it.

Winter is coming and the old coop is far too ventilated. It's also generally a piece of junk. New coop has a plastic floor that won't rot and should clean easily. Much taller for multiple roosts, and external laying boxes. The old coop has the waterer built in so it'll stick around for a bit. I...

What specific features have you found increase cleanliness and convenience of a coop? I'm looking at 4x4x4 box for the coop with 6x4x2 or 8x4x2 overall run dimension underneath. 3 hens.