Welcome from a fellow Northern Californian! Living up here in Pollock Pines, I face similar predator issues. Best of luck with your future feathered endeavors!
Hello Chicken Friends! I have browsed forum topics from here a few times since getting a brood of 6 hens last spring. I have found such great advice here, as well as strong feathered passion... I love it! I live in Northern California with my husband, our 2 dogs, and our 6 lovely hens. I'm...
Hi All! I'm new to BYC, and am hoping to find some advice here... I have an extremely critter proof chicken coop, but am in the process of trying to add on an exterior run for my girls. I live in a region that has plenty of predators interested in my girls, and have a chain link dog kennel...
I suggest straw. I live in a chilly region, and filling my coop with lots of straw in the snowy months seems to keep the girls plenty warm. I have also added shavings at times, mostly just to the laying boxes, and the girls seemed to enjoy scratching in it. Probably not the warmest though.