I free range in the back yard, so my actual coop area is kinda boring. These are good ideas to spice it up for the times I need to pen them up! :goodpost:
Whenever I'm tempted to treat my chickens like indoor pets (usually when humid Houston summer rolls around), I try to remember that our ancestors managed to raise their flocks successfully without resorting to frozen food, electric fans, electrolytes, etc.
Water, water, water, shade, and...
Got this surprise yesterday morning when I opened my coop's nest box lid. A Texas rat snake! Sucker was at least 5 feet long when it finally uncoiled. I tumped our small coop over on its side and it eventually slithered away on its own. I'll leave a non-venomous rat snake alive to eat the...