I clean the poop out everynight so I don’t see a nest but they messed with the wrong guy. I’m going to get rat traps and il set coni bears as well as snares. They will pay.
Yeah they free range but are kept in the run during the day when my wife and I are at work. At night they are locked up in the coop. There is 2x4 welded fencing that is everywhere. Plus chicken wire. The feeder is hung off the ground.
Ok so I was changing water tonight and the girls were out and about. I looked at the feeder and saw what is in the pics. I didnt see any obvious scat around where the feeder was. The feeder was in a fenced in area of the run under the coop. No sign of breaking in or scratching. I found pieces of...
Weasels are in Madison. About an hour away. Haven’t seen any. We only have white foot mice. They normally bypass the coop and mess with me in my house. 🙄 I just didn’t know if the chicken wire would help with all that or if it had to be hardware cloth
Hey yall, I’m Derek and I love in central Virginia. I have a 2 coops attached to each side of the run. However on the new run that’s under the new coop I fenced it in with 2x4 welded type of wire. The chickens are 17 weeks old and can’t get through them. I just didn’t know if I should use some...
Hey yall, I’m looking to put a vertical sliding door on the outside of my coop. Any suggestions on materials to use and where to find? What wood is good for the rails and for the door?
Thank you!
derek
Hey yall, I was wondering if there is an organic safe powder to put on the coop floor under the shavings to prevent lice, mites, flys and the smell. I’ve seen different stuff but would rather ask all you chicken experts. I’ve been using wood ash which naturally kills all that stuff but I just...