Articles by Tala

Catching a "trap-savvy" Raccoon e trap moved around, turned over, tripped, but no catch - they are stealing the bait from the outside. Sometimes they seem to just know to step over the trip plate while they are inside. Any way they do it, your luck catching them in the box trap is going to be...

I sometimes call us the "Farley Farm" This is me, Tala, the queen B around here: Buff Orp babies about 8 weeks old, Tiger my male cat, Dusti my female dog: The 2009 laying flock (and their guardian): My first TSC chicks all grown up!! On the roost My second and third groups of baby chicks...

The original design for my open air style chicken coop called for welded fence wire on 3 sides, and solid tin on the west facing side (towards the road). It is supposed to be VERY simple, but functional for our warm climate. I modified it slightly by adding one piece of tin sideways along the...

I would like to explain my chicken tractor - in hopes of helping anyone else out. The doghouse part is approx 3'x3' and provides enough "sleep only" space for 4 hens. It was a large doghouse kit from Lowes. The cedar is britle and thin. I wouldn't buy it again, but it's cute and it does work...