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You actually saw, for a fact, one eat a tick eh? You were close enough to see *exactly* that small of a bug, in the grass (or whatever) get plucked *fast* by a bird? You knew right where to look and see the little tick crawling around before the bird snatched it up? Why do I doubt this so...

Heh heh...it's an impossibility to 'know' if a tick population is down because of the birds being out. Do the test and you'll see. Also, the chickens aren't actually chasing the robins off...if they catch one, they'll tear it to shreds and eat it. Chickens are omnivorous...if they can catch...

Did anyone in the area you live actually get through the third grade (other than yourself of course)? The ignorance *and* stupidity I read and hear sometimes makes me wish that something would come along and wipe out the human race so we can start over and maybe do better the second time around.

First - take the waterer out of the coop. It doesn't need to be in there. Next - What kind of waterer is it? Can't help much without that kind of information. Brand, plastic/metal, etc.

No, it is *NOT* something you "should" be doing. There is absolutely zero proof *anywhere* that giving this to your birds will be of significant 'help' of any kind. Think about it...500+ years ago, were the romans, jews, greeks, etc giving 'apple cider vinegar' to their birds, or anything else...

I'll say it *again*...the chickens know *exactly* what they can and can't eat. They did it for a looooong time before we came around and decided they needed heaters in their coops and oyster shells, and froofroo treats, ad nausea. I mean, does anyone actually, *honstely* think the chicken...

Mine will eat them if they can see/find them. As far as I can tell, they act like it's a treat. Some of the hens will follow me into the patches of johnson grass I allow to grow tall specifically to attract the beetles and I can almost point them out to the birds and they'll go to town. I've...

It's a myth. Guineas (nor any other bird I've studied/watched and tested with) do *NOT* eat ticks. As far as I can tell, *nothing* eats ticks. Go on and test it yourself. Get some ticks off a friends dog and drop 'em in front of a guinea, chicken, peacock, whatever...every one of those birds...

Did anyone bother to ask the neighbors what else is in the yard? Did they spray grass/weed killer before/during/after laying the mulch, being that grass/weed killers are extremely dangerous to fish and waterfowl? Do they have rat/mouse poison out in their yard? Your blanket statement is...

If I lived near there, I'd say invite me over for a few days as your 'boyfriend' (I'd bring a book or two to read, currently tryin' to get through Fahrenheit 451 but it's a difficult read compared to the movie, and I'd've split the cost of meals). I'm a *big*, ugly, stinky, biker (who happens to...

Chickens know what they can and can't eat. They're no different from wild birds that know what they can and can't eat. It's one of those things that's just there...some species of animals are born with this information and others, like humans, are not. If it's an 'unknown', such as the 'white...

You should get rid of the roos and get a rooster, maybe two...I'm sure the hens would be a lot happier with something of their own species in there with them.

Put it at the bottom of the door and blowing *IN* to the coop. My birds eventually come back inside th coop during the hottest part of the day in summer and all lay in front of the fan just eating up that nice cool breeze blowing on them. Sometimes they pile on each other trying to get the best...

Zip ties are for idiots and lazy people to use on their birds. As has been mentioned, it's simply dangerous and it's also unprofessional. If something happened to you, would you be in a position to tell someone else to watch the birds so that the zip ties don't grow into the legs of the birds...

Mine *prefer* rain and overcast days as it's *much* cooler for them. They free range all year long and in the spring, summer and fall they stay to shady areas unless it's raining or overcast because the direct sun is just too hot for them or it's just more comfortable for them to remain in the...

When you first get them (or raise them from chicks) keep them in the coop for about a week. After that they'll usually come back on their own and roost inside it. If you raised them in it from chicks, they'll come back to it on their own.

You have the opposite side of the coop wide-open...what 'venting' could possibly be needed? Now, if you plan on closing that side of the coop eventually, I would leave the same opening undet the eve at the 'higher' part of the coop roof, as heat rises and it will escape easier and will cause...

Yes, the 'cedar will kill them all' thing *has* been abused and is an over-reaction. Mine dust themselves under our cedar trees!

A cheap box fan is usually more than enough to keep the inside of a coop cool enough for the birds so long as there's plenty of ventilation for heat to escape. It gets just as hot and humid here as it does in OK and all I've ever done is use four pieces of electric fence wire that are about 6...