secure coop

So a few weeks ago when we first purchased the property there were two snakes in the duck coop. Both snakes and the coop are in the pictures. The fencing and door into the their pen is adequate for any critter, except snakes. As far as I can tell (I just moved to this part of Texas) they are...

So after months of looking at wonderful Pinterest designs and pricing sheds, my husband and I are scratching our ideas of either buying a new shed and make it into a coop nor are we converting one of the several old sheds we have on his family's old farm property due to way too much wear and...

Hello all! Over the past several days, I have tried to incorporate as much advice as possible from this group and forum. The only thing I haven't really done is electrified my coop. I'm hoping you all can critique the changes I've made to the coop and tell me if you think this is adequately...

Hi! I just joined. Cys Chickens is my moniker. I'm getting chicks for the first time and am nervous; I don't want to dispose of dead chicken! I'm thinkng buff Orpingtons because they are quiet, broody, and heat resilient. Our summers are HOT (115), DRY and our winters are not uncommon at -5 F...