Thanks, aart.
Janet...Bobcats certainly are a different story...I'd be afraid to go out myself, never mind letting chickens out.
srutan...Oh, they'll find the gardens, believe me. I think the woods are like a smorgasbord for them. I also like the way they follow me all over the place when I...
Since October. January and February they spent a lot of days in the coop or close to it, but since March they have had full access of the property again.
Like most of you, I originally built my coop and run like a virtual fortress, a reverse jail so-to-speak...keeping the innocent behind alcatrazian walls of wood and wire, and keeping the public enemies like hawks, foxes and raccoons out. I kept this "recommended" formula for a year and a half...