Posts by Fire-Chicken

SassyKat,   Oh the irony! Yesterday, I went to our local farm / garden center to see what they recomended for little critters, that causse havoc on our birds. They recomended Sevin also! I laughed and though they were crazy....

JanetS,   My coop is 4'x8' on both top and bottom. Also, if youre looking for a GREAT electric fence company, go to Zareba   zarebasystems.com   I have nothing but VERY POSITIVE things to say about them. And,...

That bear is the reason I recently installed an electric fence around the coop. VERY Effective Caought them on my hunting camera. I have videos of them NOT liking it too much.   As for the feather picking, any suggestion? I...

I do have a photo. It is in the chat link http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/709913/south-florida-black-bears-vs-chickens-coops .   It is 4x8 in size, both top and bottom.

Good thought. They are 7, almost 8 months old. I've never seen them "picking" each other either.

Hello to All !!   Not sure of the problem, or solution, but here goes...   My 2 Reds are losing tail feathers. The 2 Buffs have nothing going on. The Reds (one in particular) is the lead hen and really knows it. I...

Absolutely! And about the ground, use a grounding rod greater than or equal to 6 feet in length. I also have to correct myself, I had a 10 acre fence unit, but stepped up to a 20 mile fence unit. A much stronger punch...trust me! LOL

Thank you so much!

To anyone with inquisitive minds... I successfully bought an electric fence system for my coop, to keep bears, raccoons, and bobcats out. I bought it from Zareba Systems. They are a VERY VERY AWSOME company to deal with. I highly...

To anyone with inquisitive minds... I successfully bought an electric fence system for my coop, to keep bears, raccoons, and bobcats out. I bought it from Zareba Systems. They are a VERY VERY AWSOME company to deal with. I highly...