I hung a plastic water-bag fly trap from Orchard Hardware and it did an amazing job getting rid of the flies.
Trouble was after 2 months there was a horrible smell of decaying corpse which I thought was because finally
with no way out, my rats must be dying under the coop. Good news, I thought...
Same problem with my RI Red who is 2 years old. Has free run of the yard during the day. Consistent layer of 1 a day perfect eggs and suddenly paper thin shells. Me being new and seeing that she liked the corn best had loaded her diet
with corn treats about 2 weeks previously. Oyster shells and...
Help! I thought my 2 girls (Rhode Is Reds) were all contained in my
big flower garden and Wham they learned how to get over my little wire fences.
So now am searching for garden esthetic fencing about 2 feet tall instead of
the usual 1 ft. tall which can keep them out. And then hope for the...