I have 18 (right now)
6 Buff Orpingtons
6 Rhode Island Reds
6 Barred Rocks
.....and......
There are 40 in the incubator right now!
I know the chicken math thing is going to get me. I my chickens!!!
So sorry to read this!
I had something lurking through a basement window last night! My chicks are in a brooder in the basement and they chirp and peck throughout the night. Right outside the door I stacked a couple 2x4 scraps just below the window on concrete. I woke up to the sound of the...
I think ANYTHING will attack during ANY time of the day. I have had one heck of a week too! My house sets in the woods back off the road. We are building a coop and soon will acquire some much researched chickens.
While working on the coop, I saw a Red tail hawk flying overhead for days now...
I have had similar situations happen also. I have been laughed at, labeled, made fun of and looked down on for being a "dog person." I have been involved with dogs all my life. I have trained, exhibited, professionally handled, joined AKC breed clubs, fostered, involved in a rescue organization...
We are in the process of building our coop using a chain link pen also, soon to be put together. I plan on wrapping the pen in hardware cloth but also will lock the door to the coop at night. We have no chickens just yet. Don't want to put the chickens before the coop!
We had a coon that...