Recent content by MadRanchTX

Austin is a bit far, thank you so much. Spoke to the owner of my feed store, he put me in touch with a local raiser. I'm going to take a look at what he has to offer.

I am Leary of bringing in new birds, also a newbie which is why I posted here hoping to find someone local and ethical. If I quarantine for 30 days will my one lonely hen be OK by herself that long? Cold is another issue I'm worried about. Doesn't get that cold here but we do get cold snaps. I...

I got home 1/2 hour before sundown last night to find piles of feathers and feet scattered around outside the coop. No birds in the coop. I widened my circle finding 4 distinct sets of feathers. I have (had) 4 hens and 2 roos. When I made it back to the coop I found 1 hen huddled in the corner...

My idea on training the dog to get along with the chickens. The dog and chickens are both here to stay so they need to learn to play nice. I have 8 13 week old chickens. I have an 8 month old great Pyrenees pup. Hard to think of a 97 pound dog as a pup but he is. Currently he is 2 fences away...

Coop is a 8'x12' sectioned off part of an old 24'x12' block building. The one interior wall (which is block to four feet) and the windows are covered in 1/2x1" 14ga. welded wire. I could only find wire cloth in 24" wide rolls so I didn't go that way, I'll probably regret this later. That being...

Taking cover in the shavings is what I'm worried about. I live in rattlesnake country.

I finished my coop this weekend, sorry no pics I'll never be mistaken for a carpenter. I was planning on the deep litter method when a thought occurred to me. What about snakes. Coop has a concrete floor. Anyone have problems with snakes taking up residence in the litter or will the chickens...