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Update: Caught the weasel and it is gone now! We kept the traps up and no other weasels around, and we also had a few light snow dustings this week and there is no weasel sign at all, so it must have been a loner. There are no racoons here, and the fence is coyote-proof I think, so with the...

Hi, our chicken flock will move to a new pen soon in an area with no house or dogs nearby. The pen is fenced with wood fence, about 5 ft high. The coop is a converted trailer, that does not have an automatic door opener (I was planning to just leave the small chicken door open, since its in a...

Hi, somewhere I heard that a few large turkeys in a flock of chickens can deter aerial attacks from hawks and owls and such. The reasoning was that a hawk would think twice before attacking due to the size of the turkeys. I am in the process of establishing a new chicken flock, in a new...

5 Eggs from 5 gals. They are very consistent.

The "rooster" Francesco laid his first egg today, light blue. So the kids will have to rename him to Francesca....

Hello dear BYC community. I had taken in 3 chicks of unknown breed/gender in October, and started this thread. Now, 4 month later, I have "young adult" pictures, but I am still clueless about the breeds - any insights are welcome! The two lighter ones are girls. The one with the feathertuff on...

Yes that makes sense - I have been comparing them to chick pictures on the web and it’s never quite the same! Two of them have somewhat bluish/olive looking feet.

Hi, i had a rescue situation and took 3 chicks from some city people who were not set up for chickens, didn’t have a clue what they were doing and just wanted to get rid of them. Despite this sad scenario, they are doing great now and are maybe a week or so old. Now we are trying to get a...

Yep...dont mess with their routine! Here in canada it was a little brisk recently, -20C without windchill. So to keep some additional heat in the coop, I built them a tunnel over their chickenladder, to keep the wind out and trap heat. They absolutely REFUSED to go through the tunnel and...

shani: yes, your panel that you used for RV batteries is perfect, if you still have a charge controller, thats even better.

Hey, a charge controller is good to have, especially if your panel is larger or if your climate is sunny - it prevents the battery from overcharging and also indicates low battery status. There are a ton of websites about this topic. For just the light with low wattage and a small panel, I...

Hello Folks, I think I figured it out, it works awesome and does not break the bank. Here is how you do it: 1) Find a 12v battery, deep cycle (like an old RV battery or a boat battery) 2) Get a cheap 12 v inverter, these are the ones that plug into your cigarette lighter in the car, they put...

....and post number 2 for me! first time chicken owner....we hatched 10 australorp chicks. they are around 5 weeks old now, still trying to figure out the girls and roos. what an awesome breed. they are docile and come running when they see me. tonight I sat with them for bit, enjoying a...

my first post... I just give them a little treat INSIDE the coop and make my `treat` noise. Usually one comes in and starts pecking away, the other guys will then come running up the ramp. that is around 9pm these days. i leave the pop door open for another hour, but usually they do not go...