Deep Litter

[RubySue]

I am on the prairie east of the Black Hills.

Is your run totally enclosed? My run has been my downfall many times. My dear Hubby finally rebuilt it out of chainlink fencing due to predators. We have tough and determined predators here in SD.

Coyotes, hawks and eagles tend to get them in the day time, coons at night. I swear we have the smartest coons in the USA. They can nearly figure out how to get in anything. That is why your really need over the top protection of your run...but that can cause problems with snow load, which is amazingly heavy and can tear things apart.

Welcome to BackYard Chickens, and welcome to a fellow SD chicken keeper.

Mrs K

Not even three weeks since I moved them out and already have a visitor