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Yeah, here everyone kills "cottonmouths" or "water moccasins" that are just black racers or water snakes, not to mention all the scarlet kingsnakes and scarlet snakes that look nothing like a coral snake to me but get misidentified as them all the time.

Glad to hear you found the culprit and were able to rehome him. How convenient that carpet pythons are quite popular as pets. They get a little too big for your average snake hobbyist, but are quite docile if you have the space for them.

Mario, are these Zoophobas morio? If so, great idea marketing them for chickens, much larger and more appropriately sized for chickens than mealworms. They have been marketed to the reptile breeder community for many years, but a chicken can consume way more of these than a lizard will.

Incidentally, the pullet with the nicest type so far is also the one with the best color/most white showing up. She is the one that starts out in the front in this video and almost immediately turns her butt to the camera. Just after she moves on, one of the smaller pullets turns her butt to the...

It depends on what kind of snake has been making the attempt. You live in the range of the coastal carpet python, the largest subspecies of carpet python. A female can get 12-13 feet and would easily eat an adult chicken. They prefer to feed at night, so locking up your chickens in a secure coop...

As a snake enthusiast first and chicken enthusiast second, I feel obliged to comment. I would never kill a native snake under any circumstances. A female mouse produces around 40 babies in a year. Factor in that half of those will be females who will be breeding within months, and you can see...

Type in "chicken eats mouse" on youtube and a ton of videos come up, as well as some of chickens eating snakes and other odd things. They maul them until they don't move anymore, then swallow them whole.

The opening to the coop between the coop and run is fairly large so it gets good airflow at ground level where the hens spend most of the day in the shade. The roost perch is just above the the door level so they can get out of the wind/rain if they want to and it is less drafty on cold nights...

I designed this to be moved with the lawnmower when moving longer distances, but it can easily be repositioned manually as well. I plan on adding shingles to the roof and staining/sealing the sides. I also will add hinged screen skirting around the sides that lay flat so predators cant dig in...

I know the topic of whether bears eat meat or not has been addressed, but this is a pretty cool video worth sharing. I have bears pass through my property regularly in broad daylight. My dog does a nice job of moving them along quickly though. I am considering surrounding my 2-1/2 acres with...

I have only had my chickens for a little over a month, no casualties yet. We have had two bears come across the property and run strait past the coop without even looking at it. My land is mostly cleared with just a few scattered pines and palms, so they just want to get across it and into the...

I have the hardest time photographing this (girl?) since (she?) never is still, so I went with a video. I am assuming it's a pullet since the comb is still completely black and tiny at 7-8 weeks old. It is supposed to be a true ameraucana. The original owner bought it as an egg and sold it to me...

Abigail, very nice flock! Would you care to elaborate on what exactly is looked for in the preferred feather shape? The sire and dam of the chicks I picked up were very well proportioned with nice complete lacing, but I didn't pay much attention to feather shape. I am still trying to train my...

Mine are now 3 weeks old and enjoying spending time outdoors daily. One of the perks of living in S. Florida. Any guesses on sex? One is much lighter and has been since when I got them at 3 days old. I assume that one is a roo. He also has a very bright orange comb and thicker legs compared to...

You just helped me name her! We've been debating her name for days now. I think we'll call her Raven.

LOL, yeah, the way her legs are dangling between my son's fingers adds to the illusion. She looks much more robust/fat when standing on her own.

I was recently sold some "pure ameraucana" chicks that turned out to be EE's. This one was advertised(craigslist) as a pure ameraucana as well. Don't worry about hurting my feelings, I have no expectations, just wondering if someone with a better trained eye than me can tell me if it meets the...

Please do, I look forward to it.

Very neat project, I just picked up 4 silver laced wyandotte chicks with the intention of working the Pg,Ml, and Co genes into an ameraucana project. I'd love to see laced, double laced, and multilaced ameraucanas. Put me on your list for any future chicks you produce! -Jake