So I was searching the Google for ideas on how to keep urban chickens entertained while they live their entire lives confined to a coop and run.
One thing I tried to do was make a chicken jungle gym with a teeter totter and a few roosts. I set the whole thing in there and pretty quick one...
By the way, I've had my 4 chickens for about 2 months now, and thought I'd update. I actually didn't put up any screen at all. Turns out, the dogs cohabitate with the chickens just fine, as far as I've known. The dogs barked a couple of times, but I'm still their favorite target to bark at...
I don't have real chickens yet, just "hypothetical chickens." I'm very close to finally starting to build a coop and run. I live on a small property in the city. I have done the research on chickens and local rules.
That being said, I want to give them a free range diet, but I have to keep...
Staceyj, I've got a solid visual barrier idea, I've been thinking about it for a long time. I just needed to know if it would help any, and it seems it will. Thanks for the bikini lady story, entertaining.
Thanks everyone, that makes me feel a lot better. I've been pretty stoked to get into the venture, but the dogs made me worry. I probably won't be making the neighbor lady happy, but I guess I'm not really worried about that.
Visual barrier it is, and thanks again!
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I've never owned chickens before. I've been wanting to build a chicken coop and run for about a year now, I've been researching what needs to be done, and collecting salvaged materials to build it . I think I'm ready .
I live in a subdivision, neighbors...