We are thinking about getting some peacock chicks to raise along with the chicken chicks. We have a neighbor that have a pair and they have had no trouble with predators since they got them.
Any comments?
We shot another coyote just 50 feet from the front door this morning. In facta my husband just opened the door and stuck the rifle muzzle outside. It was right where we are building the coop!
I don't go hunting them but when they come after me and mine they will suffer the consequences. I am...
That was a good thread about RIR chickens and the cold. I have a question about some others that were listed as cold hardy in the catalog. What about cold and Sussex, New Hampshire Red and Buff Orphingtons. How do Amerucanas do in the cold? Thanks. Just learning about chickens and finding that...
Do any of you use overhead protection. We live in Central Oregon in desert country and we have loads of hawks and owls all year. I want to put up some overhead protection in my coop/run I am building. What do you use? How long will the overhead netting last with UV damage? How does chicken wire...
Being new to the chick world I have done a lot of reading in preparation for building a coop, ordering chicks etc. This site is so good for information and ideas!
I would like some input on a decision about what chickens to get. Do I get all of one kind to insure consistant brown eggs and pure...