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That's a good idea, I think I will pick up some hardware cloth and just that. Thank you

Thank you for the reply and suggestions. I appreciate it. I think that is exactly what happened, a racoon must've put a hand through and held onto one of the chickens. What a way to go. :( I also did start placing them up in the top section at night now and will continue to do so every night...

I meant to post this under "Predators and Pests". Sorry about that.

This spring I picked up 5 Ameraucana chicks and we built a brand new coop to put them in when they were large enough to be placed in it. Below are some pictures showing the coop from several angles and how it's built to protect from predators. What you can't see is that there is wire...

For more informational purposes, I had noticed my chicken had been acting strange on Saturday morning, I did not notice anything wrong Friday night. On Sat. morning I noticed she was making strange noises, like a wheezing noise coming from her rectum. Her feathers were dirty and spread out more...

I just went out to refill the feeder and water in my coop for my 3 chickens, one of my chickens had been having the same problems with her bum, similar to the pictures you posted. Nothing wrong with her feet though. We recently got really cold weather, in the high 20's, snow on the ground. The...

So I decided to build them a separate coop instead of the dog run/kennel area. Getting bigger now. Coop isn't 100% finished, I was short on supplies and the hardware store was closed today.

getting bigger

Coop taking shape.

Let the little girls outside in the grass for the first time today. They seemed to enjoy it.

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I've been having to change out the chick's water twice a day and that may not be enough. I will change it out with fresh water before I go to bed and when I wake up in the morning the chicks will have kicked so much sawdust and paper towel pieces into their water it soaks up really fast. As soon...

I've begun thinking about what to as far as a coop for my chickens. Been looking at several ideas for building a portable coop/tractor and possibly just buying one. But it just dawned on me that what is currently my dog's kennel would probably be perfect for a coop. The area is closed off with a...

Thought I'd start a fresh thread to document the raising and life of my chickens and adventures of raising them, to not clutter other threads. Here are my 3 Ameraucana 7 days old. Just moved to a larger brooder. Having a harder time keeping the temp up now that in this larger container. Temp...

Quote: Great, I believe the chicks were about 3 days old when I bought them, which was yesterday. Thanks for the tip on a larger brooder. I plan on building up a new larger one today after work. Bryan

Thanks again for the reply, I really appreciate all of your help. I've managed to get the temp to stay closer to 95F by placing a cover over half of the box. (see image below) Hard to see at this angle but it's reading 95F. I hope it is alright to pick the chicks up every now and again at...

nhnanna, Thanks for responding. I am having a hard time keeping the temperature steady, I've been tweaking things around, adjusting the light height etc. It's fluctuating between 91F and 98F. The chicks are huddled in the corner away from the light so I assumed they were a bit warm. The box is...

I am brand new here and brand new to chicks, been reading some and learning a lot but I was curious about the brooder light. I have an infrared light (red) shining in the corner of a cardboard box, does this light stay on 24/7 or is there a certain time to turn it off? If its supposed to be...