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I'm relieved to hear that we shouldn't have a problem. Thanks guys!

Oh that is so funny!

We are getting three Polish chicks and three bantam silkie chicks in June. I am hoping that if they are raised together from the get-go that we'll be able to keep them together in the same coop, even though they differ in size. Is this true? If we need two separate enclosures, we will have to...

I was definatly not thinking clearly it was more of a You want to eat my chickens so be it moment. Its my kids who are devistated more so then I am, We now only turn the dogs loose at night after cooping all the birds. and your so right lesson learned here is. do not assume an animal isn't...

Quote: Well I understand letting bygones be bygones, but you also don't want to teach these people that they can just walk all over you! They destroyed your property, stole livestock, and killed and ate it - file a police report! And let them know that this is not acceptable to you...

can you hear me now? : I relocated the snake into my pig pen I'm sorry for your loss, but I have to say that the above statement made me laugh out loud!

I'm using sand in my coop, and it is really easy to maintain and keep clean. Most of the poop falls on the poop boards, and the strays just get scooped up with a kitty litter scooper. I sprinkle DE on top of the sand every so often. I chose sand initially because I didn't like the idea of the...

Quote: Well said.

Oh yay! I love the happy post script to your story! And I am off to get some bobble head owls for my yard!

Quote: Ok, so my EE (hopefully) hen is 11 weeks old and has a tail that sticks straight up and is pretty shiny - does that mean she is really a he??? Augh!

I would definitely leave the trim as is. It is beautiful and soft with the lighter trim.

Quote: Yeah, last year a big hawk stalked my mini-schnauzer several times. Once we realized what the bird was doing (sitting in the tree above my dog's potty spot, circling, etc), we only let the mini-schnauzer out in the company of my bigger, very watchful Australian Shepherd. I don't know...

Quote: Its not silly! You are trying to be humane, and I respect that

My hens definitely WANT to eat the frogs/toads in our woods, but they haven't quite figured out how to catch them yet (my girls aren't even three months old). They will find one burrowed into the dirt, and scratch and scratch at it, get it mostly uncovered, and then give up (or get distracted)...

Quote: You are right that my birds are not my neighbor's responsibility - but keeping HIS dogs secured sure is his responsibility! And if they get loose, what happens is totally his responsibility! If my dogs got loose and damaged someone else's property, I would never expect them to...

So sorry for your loss. That really stinks.

Quote: Don't worry about getting your neighbor angry - worry that his dog that nips at your babies legs will next time jump up and bit him or her in the face. And protect yourself and your child accordingly when you are outside. AND God forbid, if it does nip/bite your child again, call the...

You have got to get that on video! I'd love to see it!

hehe! Two of mine sleep on their sides with their legs sticking straight out at an angle, like they've died and have rigor mortis. Funny chickens.

How old are chicks when they are pretty much independent from their mama, including sleeping at night? Mine are six and seven weeks old and are so big that I can't imagine they would still be sleeping under mama at night (if they had one).