Recent content by redshoulderfox

Yeah that makes sense. It might be worth it to get a livestock guardian dog to watch the flock. I hear they can do a good job at protecting poultry from predators. Maybe even a guard goose.

Thank you guys for all the helpful suggestions it gave me some new ideas for breeds to look into. But after doing some more research I think I'm going to go with the Swedish Flower Hen. With that said my one concern with them is that I'm hearing mixed reviews on how flighty they are so anyone...

I raised coturnix quail for 5 years and I'd have to agree with what everyone has said here for their advantages. In my comparison to raising them vs caring for other people's chickens they are way easier and the coturnix lay more eggs than most chickens. But there are some cons you should...

yeah I'm debating it but I'm also really into trying to preserve rare breeds and black sexed links are certainly not rare.

As far as that goes I would say the source of the birds are more important that if they are pharoahs are tibetan. James Marie Farms for example, has awesome quality birds but they are pretty calm and not very flighty. Pharoahs are more likely to be flighty because they are more likely to come...

I raised Coturnix quail including tibetan tuxedo like the one in my profile pic for several years. Tibetans are not feather sexable so the only way to tell is either by the call or looking at the rear end. Males will have a bulbous vent while the female will have a flat vent. This is not a 100%...

That's a good thought I was thinking a bit about Australorps but maybe I should give them a second thought. Yeah I was pleasantly surprised when I found that out. Many hatcheries who give background on where black sexed links came from usually get it wrong. One day I should probably update them.

I would also like to learn more from you. Like I said earlier in this thread just started getting into trapping. I've taken all the required classes but have not trapped an animal yet. Well other than mice but those do not count.

I've just started getting into trapping so I've been getting a lot information from experienced trappers on youtube and face to face. From what I've seen from experts who have been trapping for awhile very few people trap red foxes in the standard sized cage trap that you might get for coons or...

That's interesting you say that I've heard mixed results with solar powered flashing red lights like nite guards and with use of spot lights on the coop and or run. I used nite guards when I had quail and never had a problem but my birds hutch was inside a run that had a layer of chicken wire...

I'm conducting an independent study at Hampshire College in Amherst MA where I and another student will each pic a breed of chicken and then manage a breeding population of that breed at the school. I've done some looking for sources of the birds on my list but I thought I should also check if...

Haha I'd say that's weird but then again at night I would pee around my run if I fond predator tracks near it.

I'm all for hardware cloth. Chicken wire rusts surprisingly quickly. It's also really bendy and the holes are really big. When I raise animals again I'm starting with hardware cloth and not even bothering with chickenwire. It's expensive but it's worth it in the long run. It's sturdy, has...

When I had quail I used nite guards which worked pretty well. it's a solar powered red light that flashes all night long. https://www.niteguard.com/ Granted my birds' facilities were pretty boarded up. Chicken wire on all sides of the run including the floor. When a bird cut it's neck open on...

Thank you though for all the helpful advice