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We are working on fly control. There are environmental steps we are taking: Working to keep the run dry is our biggest issue since there was rain we also found a water leak which soaked part of the run. It has construction sand for the floor over concrete. It does seem to drain eventually and...

We had been having predator attack issues for the past couple months. Every now and then and sometimes multiple days in a row. We would find a bird or two completely neck and headless. It would happen just as it got dark right outside the coop. Hubby and I just finished putting up a 50x50 coop...

We have had two hawk attacks in the last few years, both in October and November. One resulted in an injured hen who lived after getting her neck stapled up at the vet, the other, sadly, resulted in the death of our favorite hen. That was last Halloween and now we have a new flock of pullets...

Woke up this morning rather early (unnaturally so) and realized …. If I could back up and restart “x” what would I wish I’d know to ask about…. Simple baby step type stuff…. so I thought do we have a sticky “welcome packet” type thread that’s kinda like a table of contents? It’s one thing to...

I really dislike writing negative reviews....but, this company is making copycat type products that are far inferior (and causing injuries). The Grandpa's style feeder is cheaper and has holes in the "step on" plate that birds get their toes stuck in. The port hole feeder traps birds and...

Q 1. I keep the chickens under the deck of the house, that is where the coop is. It's chicken wired in and they are pretty safe near the house. However there are large birds hanging out on nearby branches! The other evening (before dark) I heard the chickens squawking. By the time I got to...

What would you recommend that I use for the roof of a chicken run? Would a UV treated netting work well? I have some chicks coming from Cackle Hatchery later this week, and I will be building a coop/run for them soon. I need to use something that can keep flying bantams in, but also keep birds...

I live in a neighborhood with an HOA and houses that are fairly close together. We have chickens but no fence that encloses the yard. It wasn't an issue last year but I see that the girls are very interested in the neighbor's yards (hunting chipmunks). So I have been looking at options to...