Here's a pic of the coop from the outside. Chickens and ducks are the large building in the middle. The smaller building to the left is just shelter for goats and pig. Inside is pretty basic. Windows with hardware cloth on 3 sides. small grow out coop inside for babies and nesting boxes they...
Last night was extra hard. They decided to get UNDER the coop and no matter how I tried, I couldn't get them out to go into the coop. After 30 minute of laying in the dirt and getting chewed up by ants I had to leave the two cockerels there. I hope they made it through the night.
I have a...
I've got windows on three of the 4 walls and it's about 80 degrees in the evenings. I wish I had a secure run to let them into at night but unfortunately not set up for that. I have worried it's the heat but when all of this started with my previous flock, it was much cooler.
About 6 months ago I lost all but two of my flock to predators (mostly raccoons) because my birds stopped sleeping inside their coop. Even my amazing roo, started insisting on sleeping outside the coop and was taken. I have two girls left and they consistently go into their coop and roost. Now I...
She seems to be turning a corner! She's started to support herself and eat and drink on her own! She's still very wobbly and has one foot curled under when she stands. But I think she might make it!
She’s still alive but not showing any improvements in mobility. If i hold her i can spoon feed her liquids, but it’s day 3 and she’s still like a limp noodle when i set her down. She can flap her wings but cant hold herself up.
Trust me, i don’t think he’s gentle at all. He’s 150 lbs. I keep them separated at all times when i can, but she’s so little she slipped through the gate and i hadn’t noticed when I let the dog out this morning.
My 8 week old chick got out of her pen and fell victim to our mastiff. He’s prone to carrying around and licking chickens but has never injured one. This little baby can’t seems to stand up now. There’s no blood, no punctured and i can’t find a broken bone but she came seem to support herself...
Just hatched some gorgeous little partridge silkies. My first time with this coloring. I just noticed these new feathers this morning. Are these indicators of male feathering?