I am also having troubles posting... It says that I have to read the rules, which I did 3 times over and I seem to be following all of them... any ideas?
Though I've been visiting this site since I got my chicks about 6 months ago, I have recently realized how fantastic it is! Glad to now be a part of the larger chicken community :)
This fall, I lost one of my girls to a bear! He just pried open the door to the coop, and snatched her up. :( I kept my other 3 in the garage at night after that, until the bears started to hibernate. That said, does anyone have any ideas on other ways I can deter bears so I don't have to move...
This fall, I lost one of my girls to a bear! He just pried open the door to the coop, and snatched her up. :( I kept my other 3 in the garage at night after that, until the bears started to hibernate. That said, does anyone have any ideas on other ways I can deter bears so I don't have to move...
I'm not sure if this is feasible with your run, but before it snows i normally put a tarp over my run before it snows to give my girls some extra room to roam!
I kept my chicks in the bathtub for the first two months! They were definately ready to be moved outside after that, and after about 1.5 months, they were not staying in the bathtub very well.... You may want to wait just another month or two before you get them so that it's not the dead of...