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I use 2x4 welded wire panels (5'x16' from Tractor Supply) set up ala a hoop greenhouse. Never had a predator problem since I put in the "chunnel".

I noticed the name of the hatchery seemed to be conspicuously absent. In the past 2 months, I have lost 7 of 16 2.5 year old hens I got from I _ _ _ L. I also lost 1 of 10 1.5 year old hens I got from M _ _ _ _ _ _ Y. The hens in the first batch were fantastic layers right up till...

It's true; I assisted Dad with nearly every project he did as I was growing up, and I do love to build things (and even more, I love the demolition phase of a construction project! I couldn't even gather up friends for a painting party. Apparently I hang with some serious work-averters! But...

Can't figure out multiple quotes. Royd>Strange that you should ask, because I was playing with my cleaned up block, just to see what kind of size the coop would look like. Here's the thing. You need a level of some accuracy. Either a laser level or a dumpy or transit level, which, generally...

there have been whole threads on this; if no one answers your question, you might try doing a search in this section of the forum, but use this to search: "droppings board*"

Do you have any experience with dry stacked concrete block? I don't have the talent or temperament to lay block with mortar, so this other technique is really interesting to me. If you have experience, could you give me any pros/cons? http://www.drystacked.com/

The apron idea is so much easier, if it is going to be a stationary pen. The secret to my success is using very heavy-gauge welded wire panels of 2x4 mesh; they lay flat anyway, due to their weight, and there is no bending because they're so thick. Cut them lengthwise to around 20" wide x...

OK, now I have to share my possum/rat story. Was coming home one night and I have a bird bath not too far from the back door. In the moonlight, I saw some movement there and hit my keychain mounted flashlight. My first thought was, "oh, a baby possum" but then I realized that was no possum...

No need for the contest to continue; Alex wins! My Dallas girls normally wait till after the first freeze to molt. No one accused them of being clever...

Yeah, yeah...I know what they turn into. It's just that this little guy wasn't there yet and my chunnel/coop arrangement has deterred every predator it's seen. I think the only thing it could not withstand is a bear. My dogs take care of just about anything that comes through the yard that...

Looking at that last photograph made me cry bittersweet tears. Thank you for sharing it, and thank you for sharing sweet Beau's last days with us. I am so very sorry for your loss.

Gads! I went out to make sure my girls were all tucked in (their pop hole door is on a timer) and saw a baby possum sitting up on the top of the chunnel, drooling on the one girl who didn't go into the coop but decided to stay outside for the night. Dang if they aren't cute when they're little...

Quote: Just be careful if you decide to interrupt an animal in the middle of its killing spree. I once went to "shoo" a tomcat away from a fledgling cardinal with which he was toying. I was about 15' away and waved my arms while saying (in true Texas form ) GIT! Well, it didn't "git". It...

I am not believing this thread! I wonder if the OP had any idea what was going to happen when they hit "submit"?

Chlorine is chlorine. Municipal water departments chlorinate the water we receive through the tap. There are some arguments to be made that the addition of chlorine is a health hazard, but the practice continues. FYI, with a tiny bit of time and a little heat, bleach (NaClO; ie sodium...

Please let us know if they find anything in the necropsy. I lost 3 hens to the heat this summer, and I am doing everything except air conditioning the place! Please don't beat yourself up too much; I am absolutely certain you did everything you knew to do, and if you learn of something else...

I'm considering this: Mother Cluckers

Keeping my fingers crossed that all will be well

Oh, in addition to the weird things I have raised for my girls, I forgot to mention the time I went to the gas station and found hundreds (if not thousands) of crickets under the lights. I left, came back with a broom, snow shovel and a 30gal trash can, and scooped up 4-5 inches of crickets! The...

I kept mine in the aforementioned "growing tower". Each drawer is only 2" deep, and I kept about an inch of bran in each one, with a slice or two of potatoes thrown in once a week or so. I found I could raise a lot more worms in shorter drawers, because growing worms in deep tubs which only...