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I have bird netting over the top of my run - will this deter foxes as they will be, in theory, scared to get tangled up in it? (it is tight against the side without gaps)

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Question for Mainers - getting a new coop this summer which is enclosed (wood) as I have problems with rats digging into the one I have which was open on the bottom (a wonder coop) until I put down 1/2 inch hardwar wire. My question is any advice on what to put as a foundation? I am thinking...

Thank you for the advice, appreciate it!

I have run that surrounds the coop which I thought had 1/2-inch hardware wire dropped around the perimeter but I guess the guys cut some corners as I have been finding holes around certain areas, a year after it was built. But some of the holes dont seem to have exit points - do rats dig...

Are there any updates on this? I found similar hokes and a tunnel into the coop - no harm to birds yet. I also live in Maine

Lol sorry guess I was upset about ordering a big bag — also it is GRUBTERRA not grubbly that I ordered from

Grubbly is NOT us sourced — maybe they once were but the bag I ordered does not say where they were raised (on “a farm” — obviously it’s China—they also look black and broken unlike the other USA ones I’ve had before. I’m throwing them out - gross.

I just wanted to thank you for this advice. My favorite hen Elvira (18 months) has had a limp for a few days and I can't find any sort of cut or swelling on her foot though she does not want me to touch it. But she seems to be eating and drinking (though with less gusto) and she does follow the...

thank you Lacy

Hi Maine Chicken Folks - looking for help putting hen down. This is not for now but for the future event that I need to put down one of my 6 hens. I cannot do it, nor can my husband, and I dont want to have to take one of my girls to the vet and traumatize her (and pay a ton). Just looking to...

This is not for now but for the future event that I need to put down one of my 6 hens. I cannot do it, nor can my husband, and I dont want to have to take one of my girls to the vet and traumatize her (and pay a ton). Just looking to have someone on hand nearby I can call on if the need arises...

☹️ they are persistent, arent they - hope your birds stay safe.

does anyone know if putting bird spikes on the top of my chicken run would help deter foxes from climbing over? This would be a temp fix until the contractor can cover it with hardware wire.

True, foxes are very clever - respect there. I did bring the hens out for 20 minutes or so at dusk (they won't wander when it is getting dark) but the dogs and I were right next to them the whole time. I can't not ever free range them again -- as I think if I were a hen I'd take the risk to have...

Fair enough -- roosters want to live too, like everything. I guess this just the gray area we inhabit for better or worse when we have chickens and live in a fairly rural wooded area where other creatures are themselves just trying to stay alive...

Yes it makes me feel sorry for them - they spent their "childhood" out roaming happily and now at a year old they are penned up and they pace and complain at the gate to be let out. It is a tough balance - poor girls! You will have to let me know how it goes with your cockerel, if that helps the...

do you still free range even with the foxes around? Now when I let the girls out I am right there hovering over them with the dogs patrolling and it is only for about an hour whereas they used to go out for half the day mostly alone...

Just following up - the fox did return today in the middle of the day! So much for them being noctural. I heard the hens sqwuaking and shouted out the window and he fled. I have a contractor who will put the top on but not soon enough. I will have to close them up in their little house when I am...

Hi Everyone, I have 6 hens (3 barred rock, 3 austros) who are a year old and due to some issues with predators I was thinking of adding a rooster for protection (also I just kind of want more chickens lol). But I will get a male chick and a female chick as I don't think it is fair to get just a...