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I looked, but I've seen no threads like this. I have both a rat and racoon problem. I am using electrocution to kill the rats. I threw the dead rats in the raccoon trap and trapped 3 chickens instead! So, can I just give the chickens the rats? There's no poison in them. And I know they eat...

Has anyone had any luck using capsaicin, as a spray, to deter rats and raccoons? The rats are out of control and I’m working on shoring everything up. I’ve read the Howard article, but it doesn’t mention this as a possibility. I know it deters them eating the food if it’s laced with it...

I have, now 4, birds that are lame in one leg. They were all vaccinated for Marek’s. They hatched in May of this year. They were separated from the rest of our flock until 2 weeks ago. That’s when the first one came up lame with no other symptoms. We initially figured it was an injury...

Good afternoon! my flock is going through a bout of dry fowl pox. The egg production rate has not been impacted significantly, I’m still getting 2 dozen eggs (at least) per day. The typical is 30-32, but I have 3 broody hens right now and one escaping to lay a clutch. The main issue I’m...

So a friend's dog broke through our fence and got one of my girls yesterday around 5. She's a 7 month old rhode island red. I've never had chickens before. When I got to her, she seemed in shock so I wrapped her and sat with her. I brought her in and crated her for the night. She is...