Posts by kerriliane

Quote: Originally Posted by featherfriendlyinIowa52  My husband enclosed my run by digging around it 8 inches or so, and cementing in the 1" sq 14 ga wire fencing with 4 x 4's 4 or 5 ft apart and the same fencing...

Quote: Originally Posted by HorseCrazyy  I would get her some new babies she would most likely mother them immediately.  I had her and another hen as neighbours.. and she snuck into the other hens enclosure,...

I think it's climbing now..  Will be going to the store to inquire about hot wiring :)

From what I've been told - the raccoon is a nursing female... and it's illegal to relocate.. so would it be illegal to kill? my hubs would have to do it, he's the hunter.

Basically my run is 900sq ft, with tree's in it. The Mama's on nests, are in completely enclosed areas.  The raccoon was getting in under the fence before.. but I have no idea where it's getting in now - probably climbing. I'm...

They are in a completely enclosed area thats like 4x4 so catching shouldnt be too hard... 

We have a poultry auction every week.. I was thinking of getting hubby to build another enclosed baby box (a 4x4 enclosed area with a nest box in it) and putting her in that, with a couple 3-4 week olds.. but I was worried she might...

two nights ago something got in an ate my hens two babies(4 weeks old).. since then she has been sleeping 30 feet up in a tree. during the day she settles herself down right next to one of the mini coops that my hubs built for the...

I have a mama with 4 chicks, 3 of them have poop stuck to their bums. Will this hurt them? or should I intervene and somehow remove it?

So, my flock went from twenty, to 8, then back up to 18 when I bought some chickens.. then I had two hatch out with their momma.. and two nights ago, something ate those two, along with two others.. last night.. something ate my...