We do have a very large coyote population around us. We hear them nightly.
I don't want to speak too soon but I haven't lost any of my stock to them yet. We free range our chickens and nigerian dwarf goats. I shut them up in the coop and barn each night. Our dogs are very territorial. They...
He weighs 45-50lbs. He has no formal training but is learning to help with our goats and is good with the chickens. We've only had stock since beginning of summer so we are all still learning.
I always provide my smaller birds hiding places to escape the pecking. But as long as there is plenty of space they rarely peck but having multiple feed and water stations is important. I have birds of all ages 6 weeks and up in my coop and they do fine.
Here are some of my Doms. My oldest girls are 5 months old but I'm still waiting on eggs. Hopefully soon! I have 10 pullets and 2 cockerels As well as 12 chicks (of which 8 are cockerels) oh well
When you move her you could take the eggs due to hatch with the second group and incubate them. After they hatch your hen may adopt them if you put them under her at night. I had two Broodies hatch eggs a week apart and I took the bitties from the second hatch and gave them to the first broody...
Hi I am new to this forum but not so new to chickens. My breeds of choice are LF Dominique's and Silkies. I hope to learn from this page and also connect with others with similar interests. At this time I am looking for a partridge silkie rooster to put in my partridge hen pen. I'm not having...