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Traps have proved fruitless and with three dogs I'm not willing to risk poison so I laid in wait at the window tonight and it paid off.

So recently I noticed a tunnel from under one side of the coop and out the other. I immediately thought "Rats!" and in an attempt to nip the problem in the bud, went and purchased some snap traps. I baited them but didn't set them and left them along the back side of the coop, out of reach of...

I came across this product and thought I'd post a link. I thought it would be great for "non-handy" people looking for a sizable pre-fab option. Perfect for renters who want to disassemble and take their coop when they move. You can add a fully enclosed peaked roof and canvas cover to the run to...

While at the Poultry Congress today, I stopped by the Nutrena booth and the rep was talking up two new feeds. The first was (NatureWise) Hearty Hen 18% and the other was (Country Feeds) Egg Producer 21%. I seem to recall that Agway had 2 feeds by the same names. Upon investigation I found this...

I currently have a 5 gallon bucket with 3 horizontal nipples placed about 2 inches from the bottom. I purchased a 250 watt multi-use de-icer for winter. I've never used one before so I've got a few questions. Is there a recommended way to rig it in the bucket? Do I suspend it? If so, at what...

So technically my run is already covered but since a picture is worth a thousand words, I thought a thread with photos that contrast extreme conditions outside the run and the protection a covered run provides might save people from building a run and then later wishing they had covered it. So...

What's the best way to clean the coop if you have scaly leg mites? Two of my girls have a pretty mild case. I'm treating them with Bag Balm and MannaPro Scaly Mite Protector. I cleared and disposed of all the bedding and nest material, swept out the coop, and sprayed it down with a pyrethrin...

So my little broody bantam finally broke on her own and now it seems she's gone straight into a molt. The poor girl is blowing feathers everywhere. The flock currently is on an 18% protein layer pellet. For the past week I've been offering Manna's Gamebird/Showbird 24% protein crumbles...

Does a typical 20 gallon galvanized can hold a 50 pound bag of pellets or do I need to get a 30 gallon one?

So which is the better wormer to use for an initial wormer--valbazen or safeguard? The birds are 1 year old and have never been wormed. My initial thought was to run a fecal float to determine if and what worms were present, but I've noticed a number of watery, white "squirt" poops and have...

Ok. First a little background. 9 chickens (soon to be 8). Approx. 8'x12' covered run, poorly placed in lowest part of the yard. Yard backs up to wetlands so high water table and ground is really moist, especially in Spring. Soil is mostly clay. Currently I have about 3-4 inches of sand in the...

Anybody seen this picture? http://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/incredible-photo-shows-a-weasel-riding-a-woodpecker/ar-BBi9UTj Apparently the weasel rode the bird for a distance without releasing it. Amazing that something so small can be such a deadly predator. I am more scared of...

So in mid January I got 2 bantam pullets at a poultry show, since then they have been quarantined in my basement garage. Today I noticed that one of them has started to make a little "tweet" sound when she breaths. It's almost like she's a little squeaky toy or a harmonica--the sound is on both...

I was wondering if anyone had any opinions or experiences using Agway Feeds. http://www.agwayfeeds.com/agway/en/products/poultry/index.jsp As I understand it, Agway is a distributor of Southern States feeds, but also offers feeds under their own label in certain areas. From their website...

So I have two new bantam pullets that I got just about 2 weeks ago. They are in quarantine in my garage. So far they look good--nice appetites, bright eyes, no signs of respiratory issues, no mites or lice. However, they have what I can only describe as sour smelling poop. It is normal...

So I went and added some fireplace ashes to a corner of my run. There were quite a few charred bits included. I've noticed that one or two of the ladies must be eating them as evidenced by the black poop I've found on the poop board. The wood wasn't treated. Just plain old firewood. It's not...

Any one have luck sprouting Poulin Grain's whole grain barley? It's a feed barley (hulled) not a seed barley but it's what I have easy access to.

Hello all, this is my first real post besides my introduction so please be gentle. I have questions about ventilation specific to my coop. This is my current coop and run that houses my 3 BO and 3BR hens and 1 bantam roo. We inherited the play structure and enclosed the bottom to create a...

Hello! I'm the proud keeper of a small flock of 3 BRs, 3 BOs, and 1 Porcelain D'uccle roo. The hens are hatchery stock from the local feed store, purchased as pets early this spring (2014) and raised in my dining room. The bantam roo was a surprise birthday gift from my sister to my 11 yo...