Recent content by DylanB

I was just going to ask the same question. We live in Minnesota and this will be our first winter with the ducks. We have two ducks and 7 hens. Right now, they've all been sharing a henhouse and run and roaming free in the yard. We've had chickens in past winters and kept them watered by using...

Thanks for the ideas. I've looked somewhat exhaustively around the yard, but I may have missed some nooks and crannies, like under our deck (which we believe is chicken-proofed so they can't get under there, but maybe they're getting past our defenses somehow). As for predators, the henhouse is...

Hey, all. I joined the forum a few months ago but this is my first real post. I'm not too well-versed in everything about chickens, but my wife and I keep a handful of hens in our backyard and have had them for a couple of years. Until this spring, they all had been laying; between the five of...

Hey, everybody. I've done some searching of these forums in the past and mostly what I've learned is that I have a lot to learn about chickens. So, I decided I'd join up and check in more regularly. My wife got five chickens before we were married, so I guess they're step-chickens to me, but I...