For our chicken pen (which is in the process of being fenced) we are going to plant several forsythia bushes for the chicken to hide under. They seem to love these bushes! We've lost a couple chickens to hawks and these hawks can be quick as a blink to snatch a chicken! The guinea idea and a...
I put some ceramic eggs in the nests and that cured mine, but sounds like yours is particular. Maybe building a bottom insert that lets the egg roll out of reach after it's laid might help. ?
I just read yesterday that a whole slew of cat food (canned) has been recalled. Something was wrong with it and was causing the deaths of many cats and dogs. I don't feed my chickens cat food, so I don't know if feeding chickens was refering to dried or canned cat food, but thought I should...
How exciting! We just put in our order for 40 chicks... they should ship June 4th. I would love to see some pictures of yours! We just went crazy on ordering, and since we couldn't make up our minds over what kinds to get, we got 14 different kinds! The only place we have to keep ours is the...
I just found this forum, and I'm amazed at how much I can relate to the posts! I may go post crazy here for a few. We have lost several chickens to hawks (and neighbor dogs - grrr). The DNR will only give you a hundred outrageous suggestions to try (I think this is to wear you out), but...
We have an 8' x 12' coop, live in the country (of course) and have mice, rats, possums, and hawks. We've caught seven mice in a day! We don't use any poison, but we have tested just about every mouse trap on the market. The only ones that have worked for us are the little black spring-loaded...