Lost three chickens Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. Both days it was sometime between 4 and 6pm. I suspected a coyote or stray dog. My pit bull was in the yard with them Wednesday when it happened. So yesterday I came home early from work,hid in the bed of my pickup and waited. Sure enough at...
Just an anecdote to share, My wife went to get eggs a couple days ago and our free range maran rooster attacked her leg from behind. When she told me about it I noticed she was wearing a bright red overcoat. I knew chickens were attracted to red so I told her that maybe he thought she was a big...
Thought I would share this as it has just made my life that much easier . My original board consisted of 13" wide piece of plywood framed around with 2X2 so I could fill with litter. This did not work so well as it was a pain to clean. I read on here about using sand but didn't see myself...