Posts by Rustywreck

I hang bird seed block, suet blocks, broccoli, etc for them to entertain themselves with, especially during the winter or when they don't get to spend much time outside.

A jungle gym would be a great idea. During the winter my chickens choose not to go outside.  I occasionally have thought about some kind of chicken sized treadmill with some kind of treat at the front to keep them busy. If you...

One thing to consider if you place the coop next to the garage is the possibility of rain/moisture accumulating between the two. Moisture may lead to rotting wood, carpenter ants, etc.

Is the caulking the same color as the wood? If not, you could try using caulking that is the same color, or caulking that can be painted or stained. My thought is that if the chickens can't see the difference between the caulking and...

It would probably be a much shorter to list the things they don't like. If was smaller than a car my turkeys would try to eat it. Once found a two in lag screw in the crop of one of them (had to hurt going down). Mine seemed to be...

If you can keep the chickens penned and out of sight for a few days the hawk may simply move on, at least it has worked for me.

Assuming you are getting chicks, once they are feathered out they should be fine having free access to the protected area under that coop any time. It looks like a nice coop, and well built.

I believe Arianna's is the run I was thinking of, and envy.

Speaking of beautiful, has anyone else noticed that when there is a difference in appearance between the male and the female of a species, the male is always the best looking???

A year or two back someone posted pictures of their chicken's run, which had suspended hardware cloth over some of the grass. I wish I could remember who it was, or something to narrow it down; but it was a very impressive run: large...