Yes I live in Spain in Europe.... so at present I have three hens that I love to bits so their protection is my priority... I also have a large aviary with canaries and finches in it.... after the fox attacks I was putting the hens in there at night... however last night I was brushing and...
Yes ,, my friend has come over and made the coop fox proof and the girls (3) now get locked in there from dusk till daylight... we have also fenced off the big compound they used to roam in and now they just have the area that I can see from the front door and windows... I have giant pinwheels...
I had a flock of eleven up until the other night when a fox came and took all but one hen....(killed my beautiful rooster too and just left him) anyway... Lucky as she is now called, follows me everywhere looking into my face and talking to me... and the minute I sit down she jumps on my knee...
should the corn be popped or not... I just bought a bag of microwave popcorn thinking they would love it, but not sure now.. anyone else feed theirs micro popcorn??
I'll cancel this thread then... I should have read the whole thread (thought I had but hadn't) I'm still new to backyard chickens.
Hi everyone.
I have just inherited a flock of chooks from my neighbour who is moving house tomorrow... I got the on Saturday night and they laid lots of eggs on Sunday and more again today.
Most of them are the brown type that you see everywhere, but I do have one that is lighter and more...