Im looking for a trio of bantams in Maryland. I would prefer smaller bantams such as serama, japanese, dutch, oegb or something of the sort. I would want 1 rooster/cockerel and two hens/pullets.
They do carry chicks but only around easter
usually just reds and barred rocks. The tractor supply on quarterfield road also carries them. But only from like frleb thru may. They carry several different breeds each year. This year i got, buf rocks, silver laced wyandottes and dark cornish. They...
Chicken wire is even better if you can manage to set it up nicely. When you have a very small run you can use chicken wire because it usually wont hang so much over a small area. When you have a larger run, you probably need some support so the wire wont just hang. Im sure there are a lot of...
O yeah, the pigeon netting is amazing. The one i used was actually left over from a job i did which involved placing netting under a bridge overpass to prevent pigeons from roosting and pooping on cars. That stuff is very durable, theres no way a hawk breaks thru it. But make sure you get a good...
Foxes usually strike at night, there are of course exceptions to that. But as long as you have a sturdy coop and locke them in every night you should be ok from foxes and coons and such. Hawks, however, are a pain in the behind. They will usually avoid swooping down if you are present, however...
im from glen burnie, and i have had a big problem with both hawks, and foxes, the hawks are usually more of a problem in the fall and winter, but i have been using bird netting over my run and its worked well, the foxes usually only bug at night, just dont forget to close the coop.