Posts by Baymule

I have coop envy! I hope your eye is ok, you can get a serious infection from getting pecked in the eye. Chickens are attracted to the shiny eyes, they just can't help themselves. Be sure to caution children as well to protect their...

Make your coop big enough for bad weather days when the hens can't go out. if they are crowded, they will peck each other.  My coop is 8'x7' and the run is 12'x8'. I started with 2 hens, then got 6 chicks. The 8 hens did very well...

Great looking coop! The chickens sure seem to like it! Doesn't it feel good when you complete a project like that? Great job!

Sometimes you just know when to throw in the towel. None of know your dog like you do. We can offer advice which may or may not apply to your dog and your situation, but most of all, we can offer support. Sorry you have to do this.

For gnats, spray mist the birds on the roost with vanilla. Also hang the Christmas tree auto air fresheners vanilla scented in the coop.

My girls are in a predator proof coop and run. When I let them out in the yard, my Great Pyrenees keeps watch. Her goofy side kick, our half black Lab and half Great Dane is in training.      

Don't stay away so long! I always enjoyed your posts and  to the know-it-alls that argued with you! Good luck with your keets! Pictures?

Build a coop on skids so you can winch it up into a flat bed trailer for the next time you move. Attach a hoop run, made from cow panels with hardware cloth hog ringed to it.   I made my hoop run, then attached the hardware...

Give the selfish beach a bill for the loss of your birds.

I have a Great Pyrenees. She barks all night and protects us from things as obscure as a falling acorn, to raccoons or feral cats. She digs giant holes in the yard and I never can find the dirt to fill them back up again. She was given...