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I have two Rhode islands red chickens that are around 15 weeks old. I have their coop in my backyard very close to the fence but sometimes very load cars drive by my house and they hear them and get really scared and start running. This doesn't happens very often but sometimes. I'm afraid when...

Okay so, recently we had a raccoon attack. We had 8 chicks and i turkey. Not big, the chicks were medium sized still having feathers. The turkey was still developing. But the chicken house wasn't so secure. The raccoon had, killed or ate them 6 of them including the turkey sadly... but two were...

hello, I am new to backyard chickens and I'm sorry if I posted this in the wrong forum. I have different mix breeds of chickens in my flock so I know which one layed which egg and I am noticing that one of my hen, (she is at the top of the pecking order) whenever I checked for fertility in the...

I have three little ducklings that have been doing amazing! They are growing fast. I use water bowls to give them their water, and since they are growing so rapidly, I changed their water bowl to a bigger size. When they saw the bowl they got terrified and wouldn't go near it even if I held them...

Well, It's 10:40 AM here in ME. I was out in the field last night, around 7:00. Still light.I saw a "Fawn" In the field, and I said,"Shhh Ma look a fawn!"I look closer,"Thats not a fawn, that's a Fox!"No, Not a fox or a fawn, it's was a coyote pup.*shiver quiver*So yeah. Y'all MAINERS, Have...

I have (2) 6wk old pekins and (2) 4wk old cayugas and they are all terrified of their new kiddy pool. They loved swimming inside in the sink and bathtub when they were younger (and smaller) but now want nothing to do with swimming. They are obviously hot (panting in the shade) but won't swim. Help?

We had a flock we had raised from chicks and they loved us and were constantly climbing all over us and visiting us whenever we are out in the yard. Then we had a dog-related disaster and our flock got rediced to 2, so to keep the 2 remaining girls company (AFTER I redesigned their enclosure to...