Recent content by bjwilber

Here's a more recent pic of Ethel and further into the molt. She's pretty shy and usually hides a lot when she's molting, so it's hard to get a good pic. Guess that she knows she's having a "bad feather" day. :) For the category of all other breeds.

This is Ethel. We used to have Lucy and Ethel, but Lucy got old and died. Ethel goes through a terrible molt every year. This is for the all other breeds category.

I don't know about the system you've described. I have a Poultry Butler door system. It can run off of electricity, solar or battery. Not cheap, but sooo awesome. Just set the timer or the solar sensor and forget it. Best investment I've made.

Hi, I just popped in to research the type and size of netting to use for the top enclosure for a run for my hens. Great information here and thanks. Fortunately I haven't had any problems with predators on the ground and I feel pretty lucky there. I just lost my best hen to an immature bald...