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We haven’t had much wind. We had a pretty HOT summer here in Alaska. We did have a 5.1 earthquake yesterday so I’m thinking that’s what did it. It was a perfect healthy live tree! It grazed our septic as well. So crazy!!!!

So thankful it happened at the time of day it did! my kids always play right there especially my 13 month old baby girl!!!

I posted last week in the predator forum. Lost a chicken to a hawk. Spent so much time and energy getting the run fixed up. Ugh. They just calmed down finally from that experience. We heard a loud noise in the middle of the night. I shrugged it off thinking it was the cat being weird. 6:30 am...

That’s what i came in looking for! They only had the metal stuff. And i got the metal. Yea. That did not work. I’m going to use it on the bottom of the fence again but from the outside this time. Man that stuff is a pain to work with. It has a mind of it’s own lol.

I looked at Walmart. Ugh. Nothing. I ended up putting the screen door material i got at Lowe’s on the half of the run where there were large gaps in the twine and few light baby blankets as well. That’s what’s coming in the mail on Saturday. Shipping takes forever here even from amazon usually...

I looked it up and it is a northern goshawk.

UPDATE: HAWK CAME BACK. I was putting my kids to bed and i had a feeling to go check. There it was right on the outside of the coop looking in the window! So clearly it couldn’t get in the run but still yikes. If i hadn’t been out there It may have tried to squeeze in somewhere. Makes me...

I lost one of my girls yesterday. I came home and what i assume was a hawk killed and ate my Ellie . The rest of them went in the nesting boxes and hid. thankfully. I just did twine over the top of the run. I have a big bird net coming in the mail on Saturday. I spent 100$ on supplies and none...

Hahahahaha !!!! Thank you everyone!!!! Will give the farm a call tomorrow :)!

7.5 weeks old is this a rooster? The farm said if i got a rooster they would exchange for a hen.

Thank you! They don’t have a run yet it’s very cold outside still so i have only taken the out a few times on the really warm days.

Cleaning the coop.... My chicks are 5 weeks new. I moved them from the garage tote to the outdoor coop as they needed more space. I have pine shavings (also using it for compost) just curious how often i should scoop it all out and put new shavings in. In the garage i did every three days or my...

Oh my gosh thank you thank you thank you. That was everything my heart needed and more. I just learned a lot. Wow. Thank you!!!!!!!

mine are 4 weeks old now. I’ve calmed down just a small amount haha. But i do need more space for them. Ugh. Still to cold here in Alaska to put them in an unheated coop. Unheated because the anxiety i have thinking of the thing catching fire is just overwhelming. I’m thinking about extending my...

Would the extension cord be exposed to the chicks? That’s a great idea!

Thank you. I am looking into something today to go on top. I was also considering one of the playyard things i saw the feed store. Space isn’t an problem or anything. I’m curious when i can turn off the heat lamp. My garage Is heated it’s currently 72* right now. I have the lamp pretty high up...

Thank you thank you thank you!!!! I am feeling much better with the whole situation

Hi! I have been having the hardest time. I have had more anxiety with worrying about our baby chicks than birthing/raising 4 children!!! For some reason the heat lamp gives me extreme anxiety reading horror stories online. I know i can’t afford to purchase anything else. I feel like i have a...