Nests do have a different material, it is soft/fine pine shavings which are something in the ballpark of 1/4" and smaller sawdust. The floor is covered with very course pine shavings which are between 1-1/4" to 1-1/2" long and about 1" wide ... they just dig a cup in the corner and lay, and its...
Oh I know, moved it 3 times already. Actually looking for a smaller 30 gallon to use up high for a little less weight and more compact space saving. I finally fixed the outside drip nipples, some started leaking so I just drilled and installed a whole new line, replaced the end cap plug with a...
Cleaned the coop out and installed fresh bedding and nesting ... everything went into the run to be turned into black gold for the gardens.
Going to redesign the nesting boxes and move them to floor level so they stop laying in the corners ( lazy asses )
and going to relocate the water...
Yes, Ive lost a dozen chickens to the Bandits.... Check hunting regulations and make you a nice coon hat to keep your ears warm in the winter and warn the other critters what becomes of them when they mess with your babies ! and if they are in a coop/run, you might want to invest in a solar...
The last 2 times Ive filled the feeder ( today was the second time ) I noticed mice droppings in the bottom of the feeder barrel, Havent happened in the 4 years Ive had chickens but I guess the mice finally found a source of food. I added Cayan Pepper to the feed last month and Bought a big...
Dog run would be more sturdy but youll need to add wire over it to keep them safe. The Tractor supply and amazon stuff will fall apart within a year and are ungodly expensive.
I checked into my earlier attachments and I did find a few, one not a great pic in the run and the other was the 2nd one that died for an unknown reason after the coons got the first one..... as well as the extremely large eggs they laid in comparison.