I didn't see the dog yesterday, but I've been walking around the neighborhood to see if I can find it. My neighborhood doesn't have a community website. Until not too long ago, it was considered a 'bad' part of down. It's still up and coming though.
I had thought of poison but only because I...
Wow, thanks for all the advice! I never thought about calling animal control. Yea I think I'll look them up. I will certainly ask about some kind of trap. I know it'll be back. Ideally all I want is just to be able to let my chickens roam like they used to. If I can trap the dog I can find the...
I live in the city, and have a small group of chickens. My house is on a small plot, about 5000 square feet. The backyard is fenced on two sides, the third side is open. That's the neighbor's fence which they'll finish "any day now" but it's essentially open to the street.
About a month ago...
Mine are always roosting about an hour before sunset. I think they get chilly and just decide it's time to go to bed. My poor cochins can't get up to the roost though, I think it's too high. Sometimes one of the other chickens will 'brood' with them at night because they sleep in the nesting box.
Holy cow this is a huge thread! Hey all! I just built the coop for our chickens and still building their run. I'm out in SE Portland in the Lents neighborhood.
We bought five chicks about a month ago, but they were from a standard run so we don't know how many roos we have yet. I suspect we...