muell112...........once they are out I can't shoo them all back in again. We pretty much just sit out with them and enjoy the evening untill dusk when they all go back in on thier own. I had just gone in to use the bathroom and feed the dog, it couldn't have been 15 minutes tops. That's why I...
I haven't used a gun in about 20 years and the wait here is about 30 days for a permit due to background checks etc....good news is one hen came home this morning,injured but in good spirits.Got her cleaned up, on Baytril,and in the house. Still missing two,one Buff and one NH red. Buried the...
The chickens are in a 10 X 12 horse stall. They have a little "chicken door" that I open in the AM and close in the PM. Thier door opens into a 40 ft run completely enclosed. They are only loose under supervision.That's why I believe we are being watched. They (the fox)got a quick opportunity...
I lost 5 hens tonight to a fox. I wasn't gone 15 minutes in the house, came back out and my dog took off into the pasture and the fox ran off like a bat out of hell. I'm sure that's what killed my two guineas and two hens last week. Same scenario.......go inside for 15 minutes, come back out to...