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They told me there is at least one black snake getting the eggs 😱 I met this one today. Used a Chuck-It dog toy (flexible plastic long handle with special cup on end designed to throw a small ball a great distance) to retrieve the ones you see

UPDATE: I reached out to my client and seems I have stressed for nothing. She has a contact that will take all her oopsies (it has happened before). She did give me some guidance how to identify new eggs in the clutch (by marking the current ones) and remove those - and for goodness sakes don’t...

A hawk just came after my chickens 😱😱😱 They ran for cover but there are feathers in the cover brush. I reacted quicker than the dogs (3 Pomeranian/terrier mix). Hawk flew off and I put hens back in coop. I didn’t see which one(s) were involved. Other than blood, what injuries should I look for?

When I let my four ISA Browns (nearly 7mo old) out in the morning they run around doing chicken things. But when I let my dogs come back indoors, the chickens are following them up the steps! Been doing this a couple of days now.. what is going on in their minds? Just want to check out my crib?

My 4 ISA Browns have been laying for about a month now (hatch date March 10 2023) and have been consistently smooth rich brown eggs with strong shells today I get this lighter one with Etch-aSketch pattern Mostly free range in suburb backyard, layer pellets and cracked corn when they’re in...

1yr old RIR has no feathers on back half? Tail and wings are fine. *No roosters* Started 5 months ago. Thought it was moulting but hasn’t improved. Not worse either. Other 3 hens are fine. Housing/nest box is loft with pine shavings. Haven’t noticed pecking from other hens. Affected hen...

New-ish to chickens. I helped my friend build a new pre-fab coop today. We set it on pavers to keep it off the ground. We have 1/2" hardware cloth to add an apron, but storms kept us from adding it today. Thoughts on stapling hw cloth to 1x4s and framing around the bottom? Leaving coop...

Hi! I'm an aunt to 5 hens (the mama is no longer a novice), and my best friend, after not having chickens for at least 12 years, has just let her daughter talk her into getting 4 new chicks! We are building the first coop today (a pre-fab). I'm thankful that this site exists and I can find...