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Unfortunately, I found out the hard way that my neighbor has been harboring a mother fox and her babies. They found the chickens on Wednesday. I have two survivors that managed to escape, but I'm unsure what to do with them, especially since now I know the foxes will surely be back to their...

Well, my girls (9 hens) and rooster laugh daily about all this business. They keep giving me eggs, and I keep giving them their food/water/scratch, and I have a nice whiskey while they cluck at me from their pen in the evenings. Recently I traded a dozen eggs for probably about $20 worth of...

Thanks for all the suggestions - I appreciate it! So now, I've turned the old coop around and raised it (photo attached;) Much easier to clean! On the other hand, after reopening it, there's only one bird going there, and the rest are all sticking to the new coop. But maybe over the next couple...

Well, I could re-fit the old coop properly, I suppose. But the way it is set up now just isn't workable. It should be raised properly on supports with a ramp, I think, for starters. At the very least, I don't like kneeling in the dirt for the daily cleanings (and mud with the Missouri rains we...

Thank you everyone, this is great advice! OK I just re-measured the old coop, it is actually 2.5' x 2.66' on the closed side & the rest of that space was open, where they decided to lay their eggs (as you can see in the photo.) So those five poor little ladies (plus Jerry the Rooster) were...

Hello to all of my wise, experienced chicken enthusiasts! As of July last year, I inherited 5 hens & one rooster. Their existing coop being too small (3x4 18" tall, although with a large run) I decided to build a new 6x4 that is twice as tall (36") with 4x roosting space, dedicated nesting...