Recent content by Maeve42

Thank you! Currently, from what I have seen and been told, we're dealing with hawks, foxes, snakes, and coyotes. I have a Dremel, as well as an assortment of other tools all over this place (my father has never been one for organization, things get put over *here* and over *there*, in that...

I think y'all are missing the point to my question. We haven't been letting the chicks hatch outside when we can help it, because we keep losing chicks, so we'll hatch them inside, let them get all their feathers, and put them out. The issue I'm asking about is, is it difficult to retro-fit an...

Thank you for your replies, but that isn't exactly what I meant. I'm trying to add things to an already-made coop, I'm not building a new one. I'm just sick of loosing chicks that are hatched by their mamas. We have a brooder and an incubator, but when a hen gets broody, we leave her be and let...

My father has a coop with no windows, and the chickens run the property. Well, to be honest, they rarely ever go farther than 100 feet from the house. But still. Anyway, we've lost several to predators recently, mainly chicks, and frankly, I'm sick to death of having babies go missing. I...

I'm relatively new to raising chickens, and need all the help I can get! I've recently started helping my parents, who decided to become farmers in their 70's , take care if their chickens, duck, turkey, and guinea fowl, but I gotta tell ya, I'm just completely lost! Especially when it comes...