Man. That is terrible. We are in the middle of building a new coop and removed a layer of fence to use on the new one and it got through a small opening.
Fox got in our coop last night. Killed one and injured another. It got through the smallest opening. We ended up shooting the Fox 😔. We had to save our girls. Thankfully, my husband heard the chickens going crazy. It was at 2 am. Could we have done anything else to get the fox out of the coop...
I live in Ohio, I have 1 acre. I plan on giving the chickens at least a 4'x8' area. We have raccoons and I've heard of foxes in our area. Lots of deer and squirrels to but I am not concerned about them.
We are in the beginning stage of building our coop and I am torn between building a tractor or making a permanent area for them.
I want to do a tractor so that they have grass to eat but I want something permanent so that I can protect them. Free range is not an option. We have a creek in our...
Hello from Grove City, Ohio,
I am new to raising backyard chickens. I bought 6 cute little hens last week, 4 Rhode Island Reds and 2 New Hampshires. They are in the house right now. We will be working on getting a coop and run built this week. My daughters and I are very excited to have them.