I’m in the MatSu, 17 miles outside of Talkeetna. I definitely would ermine proof a coop. My dog kept an ermine family away from the cabin and outhouse last year. It had set up housekeeping under an outbuilding where she couldn’t get to them. Sadly, she passed away from old age last summer. My...
I grew up around chickens in Texas, but I haven’t tried keeping a flock in Alaska yet. I live on 5 acres in the woods in an off-grid log cabin. I’ve raised goats, geese, and sheep here, so I know there are many challenges keeping livestock in our climate. I want to learn all I can from those...