My coop was initially just the cost of a roll of chicken wire as we used scrap lumber to convert an old swing set into the coop (someday I will post pics). I then bought posts, wire, hardware cloth and deer netting for a run, then added on a second coop, then hired a local guy to build a clear...
My 6 pound chihuahua is terrified of my five standards, but does not mind being around the banties. When I bring a banty into the house he protects her from the two indoor cats. That said, I can't let the poor little guy run around the yard untended because the big bald eagle that does a daily...
the feed store got their bantams from privett in new mexico its the orange/brown one turning its head.
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Hello from the Oregon Coast.
Although I live in a very rural county, I only started with chickens less than two years ago. In the past I have raised canaries, Java rice birds, gouldian finches and standard poodles.Currently, I have a kid, a chihuahua, 2 cats and 5 chickens (buff orp, 2 new hamp...