I'm sure it's not a child doing this as we have a wood privacy fence around the backyard with gates that locking from the inside. Also, my dogs (inside but yappers at any movement) would have alerted to any intrusion. My husband is very hands-off when it comes to my chickens. He will not go near...
In the past, I've seen a few rats and I actually killed a snake trying to get into the coop a few months back. I moved the food farther away from the coop to discourage the rats (and hopefully not tempt the snakes). I also no longer throw food scraps in the chicken yard. I haven't seen any...
Just one of the Buff Orpingtons is laying. 1 a day (almost everyday). On the days she don't lay, I don't get breakfast the next morning :(. Grand kids are great! But I tend to indulge them a little too much! I'm going to try to get some pics on here soon. I really enjoyed seeing yours. I'm...
I got my chicken coop as a Christmas gift and got my (6) chickens a few days later. My Dad always had chickens while I was growing up. So, I thought I knew enough about chickens to get started. Well, now I'm finding that all I thought I knew just isn't enough. My Dad passed away in 2010, and my...