Posts by moetrout

I had that happen.  It was a coopers hawk in the run, then he went into the coup after the chickens.  My wife acted fast and got the chickens out of the coup and the hawk was left trapped inside until I got home.  I'll...

You could have opossum proofed your run with a 5 cent .22 shell.

Pump sprayer and bleach/water solution, not pure bleach.  Probably what you meant, but worth mentioning so others don't do that.  When I use bleach to sterilize my beer bottles for home brewing the ratio is 1/4 cup per 5...

I use these types on my run door.  Very good choice.

Same for me too, just a red X.  I want to see this schematic.  Wire gauge for car relays like that is nominal.  16 gauge wire for the control/transformer side should be fine.  The side that controls the motor will...

Why did you get chickens?  If it was just to look at them then please send those delicious eggys my way!

It probably depends on where you are at, but $10 for a hen that is already laying and still in her first year is a great price where I'm from.  There's a lot of work to get a hen to the piont of laying and many things can take her...

How old are the new chickens?  Production birds can begin laying as soon as 16 weeks.  My experience though with ordinary backyard birds is that it's 20-24 weeks.  It sucks waiting we all know.

Read enough on here and you will know that it is nearly impossible to retrain a mean rooster.  I have inflicted some serious pain onto some of my past mean roosters and that never stopped them from still attacking me. ...

House cats, no problem.  Ferrel cats need to be fed a healthy dose of lead before they are no longer a threat.