Hello,
We had a small backyard flock of 3(we tried to maintain 3 anyway) that has been victimized a couple times and we only have one beautiful RIR hen left after last night : (. Being in a suburban area, there is only so much we can do to protect them and it has been frustrating to say the...
Had a Cooper's hawk take out a full grown RIR here in central NJ. Suburban area, houses close to each other. We are adjacent to a brook and woods. Came home to find the body, not much eaten though. Suspicions were confirmed when, while out on Sunday morning the bird swooped at my surviving...
Hello All!
I would love to be attending the show this weekend as I am shopping for a pullet, but I am not able to! I am in the Bridgewater, NJ area and just looking for a replacement for my suburban backyard flock (which currently consists of 1 RIR- 7mos old)). Unfortunately, we lost the...
Thanks RonC and JodiLynn!
I appreciate the free feedback. I will let you know I did indeed raise the coop which stood 4 ft high at the roof line meaning their perch was about 2 ft off the ground. Now the perch stands a little over 4 ft off the ground and I can let you know for the 1st time...
Facts: 2 RIR hens, Tebow and Ina
Born late March and mid-march 2012 respectively (separate farms, moms, separate story)
Family: 2 dogs, one cat-they all hang out together outside- no issues
Activity: Free range our suburban backyard- houses on either side, yard maybe 50x75
Coop- 6 ft long x 3...