Recent content by mamaella

We have two German Shepherd mixes and have learned the hard way that they are NOT good around the hens. First time around, we had the dogs and they are fenced out of the garden area so we bought some pullets and the dogs (one in particular who may be a wolf hybrid) immediately showed interest...

I spent some time searching around and it looks like I am indeed building a hoop house, only most of the work is already done. I have previously left my little chicken barn on the ground and the ladies roost and nest in there. I could put it up on 2 by 4s and have nesting boxes to give them...

You got it- the little barn will be inside the greenhouse and the greenhouse will become the run. Then I want to fence in a larger yard, mostly so kids can come in and interact with the flock, feed, water, etc. The gravel is really small, and I am guessing they will be fine on it. If they...

I am an elementary school teacher with some backyard chickens. I have a greenhouse that keeps ripping open and never gets used. I am planning to convert it into a chicken coop. This is what it looks like (sort of, except it ripped to pieces in a storm): This is what I plan to put inside (I...

Brooder number one: large plastic tub with wire mesh on top (good for four little ones for a couple of weeks) Brooder number two: Bad photo, so here's a brief description: We used a piece of coroplast (the stuff that's like corugated cardboard, but made of plastic) to form a 4 inch deep tray...

Oh, please be careful. We had a very well-loved flock of seven hens and have two dogs (shepherd and shepherd mix) and I had a very lovely plan quite similar to yours. Before we got to the stage where I was planning to bring the dogs into the chicken yard with the chickens safely in their...

Oh, so many questions. I guess this is hard to describe. The chickens have a barn with a covered run attached to it. They are now spending the night inside and can come into the covered run in the morning if they like. The barn and run are inside a fenced area, but there is nothing above as...

Hi there. We have a small flock in an urban area. We started out with six pullets (3 Rhode Island Reds, 1 Ameracauna, 2 Barnevelders) and then one of the reds disappeared right before dusk. We are in an urban area, but are near 7 acres and I know there are large owls and hawks. I assumed a...

Hi, I live in North Carolina and have a nice little backyard flock that is dwindling every week. I also work with a bunch of chickens on a local educational farm.