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thank you :)

I will take one and attach it tonight when I get home. Thanks!

It's chicken wire. We have secured it like Fort Knox! We had a raccoon get in last year and a hawk get one right outside the coop so we have for the most part secured any point of entry for most animals. We have a net over the outside run that also hangs down over the chicken wire. I guess...

Hi All! About 4 days ago, I moved my 6-week old Olive Eggers into the big coop (by themselves) Everything was going great until last night when I went to check on them and one is just missing a leg. We can't find it anywhere...It's just gone! She is not fussing or acts as if she is in pain...

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Thanks! I worry more about them bullying her eventually because of her lame foot so I will be watching them carefully for a while.

Thank you! I've found advice on this forum to be invaluable.

Hi all! Question... I want to put my 6-week old chicks into the coop with my single 1 year old hen. This may be a silly question, but how do I handle the 2 types of food they need? Will the babies just gravitate to their food and the mama hen eat her usual food. Is it a problem if they end up...

good to know! thx!

Thanks for your response! I planned for them to sleep on the ground until they can fly up to the roost. That is what they are doing now in their separate temporary coop. I may put the heating lamp in there just for a comfort level until its constantly above 60 degrees at night. The coop is...

Hi all! I was seeking advice on how to introduce my 6-week old chicks to a single laying hen that is a little over a year old. This hen is the sole survivor of a brutal raccoon and eagle attack on our flock last year. She has a lame leg and just hops around everywhere she needs to go. She's...