A simple single wire electric fence about 1 ft off the ground around the base of your coop and run does wonders for keeping predators, and especially dogs, away from your coop. There are battery powered and solar option if your coop isn't electrified. Just something to think about before you try...
For some reason this fall, I had two hens that decided to go broody with the change to cold weather. Seemed like bad timing to me, but I decided to (for the first time ever) try hatching out some eggs with broodies.
One hen is a Barnevelder, the other a Golden-laced Wyandotte. I have an...