Posts by danaalex

well, i started to work on enclosing my existing run. raised the walls to the top of the posts. next was going to be something to create a roof.   today, i went out ( all the chickens were locked up in the pen) and i found...

i was thinking of placing an order with them, and checked here for a recent review thread.  i happened upon this one.    i think those are some beautiful cochins!     i am not into chickens for showing...

when the hawks have perched in my yard the chickens have flipped out. it's how i found the hawks. all the commotion!  they would hide under the coop, or in the tall weed/grass.  up by the house under the porch, etc.  and...

enclosed as in mine needs a top.  i've had fed many predators  recently and it's got to stop.     chain link is not a bad idea!  i was leaning towards a hard surface material to help keep rain and snow and...

thanks! i was guessing fox, but like i said, i haven't seen a THING.  we are in a town, but my yard backs up to a huge yard and a mildly wooded area with a stream. my guess that is were they would be buried if anywhere near by....

Hi!  i need to change my run into an enclosed run, and i will probably end up having to do it alone.......    do i need to start from the beginning? or can i just modify using the current posts, etc?   all...

Hi! i know i lost several to hawks, caught them in the act. i know ONE roosters was lost to an opossum.  but, i've lost many more and sometimes several at one time and there is NO SIGN of the bird, or the predator!!  i've...

i have  a couple that i'm waiting for. one of my silkie roos has been practicing his "shuffle" with me. it's pretty funny to watch. but he hasn't made a peep yet. i have 9 that i suspect to be cockerels/ roos. but not a...

i did candle them awhile ago. but, not since. i gave them a once over today while she was off, but didn't have anything out with them to candle them and i think she'd be really angry if i took them back to the house with me, LOL!  i...

i have eggs under a broody silkie. today should be hatch day, however i'm not expecting them to 100% hatch. it's been cold, she stayed off of them one night because she sat on someone else's eggs, etc.  so, my question is, how many...