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Im glad you caught the killer. But, you posted that you zip tied hardware cloth over the openings. Do yourself and the chicks a favor, screw or nail your screen to something solid. Coons, possums and any other perdator will chew thru the zip ties.

I have collards, purple to turnips, beets, 2 different cabbage, spinach and radish. We live in NW Georgia and have had a second season garden for years.

Put a golf ball or fake egg in each nest box. It also may help if the sides were solid to offer a little more secure feeling.

All 10 are laying and have been for a while. This morning she only pecked at my boot so mabe all I need to do is continue showing her a little extra attention each day.

No roo. They are a little over 6 months old. No she is not the alpha, one of the buff orphingtons is the alpha with out question. Today I picked her up and toted her around for about 30 min and feed her out of my hand some meal worms with the hopes it will work. I really am enjoying my chicks...

I have 10 hens, 5 RR, 3 Buff operingtons, and 2 Buff Bramas. 9 are very friendly, never aggressive, but 1 RR trys to attack me every time I go in there run. Even when taking in treats and such. Is this normal? I've raised them from 1 day old and never done anything to any of them that would make...

I had the same problem when mine first started laying except it was not getting cold at night. I researched here and found out they may need more calcium in there diet. I went to the feed and seed store and talked to them about what wss going on and they said the same thing. I got a 50lb bag of...

We love our animals around here so there is no questions about what I would do. The only question is would I beat my wife to the gun safe.

Possum living How to live well without a job and with almost no money, by Dolly Freed Its a good read.

Around here I've been seeing some very large coyotes. Some people say they are breeding with wild dogs and thats what makes them larger. I hope you don't loose any birds.

We have turned most of our back yard into a garden over the last couple of years. The green thumb bug is always bitting around here.

Sounds like we are in the same boat. I started my coop yesterday and hope to be finished by this weekend. I hope you are having as much fun as I am. Good luck.

I have been lurking around the site for about a month and decided to join today. Both my wife and I grew up with chickens and now that the kids are all grown and gone we have decided to get us some chicks. I started construction on the coop and run today, the coop is going to be about 5ftX8ft...