INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

Status
Not open for further replies.
Umm. Not anymore.
Nope. Really thought you meant that. I have an avatar. It's a chicken.
I'm saying it because I will feel bad if I don't. I've NEVER had a predator kill anything. Five of my best birds in one night massacred.
I thought you were sending the kitten to me.
I do understand, but I didn't have the materials, to do anything fancier today and I had to get them out of my daughters room. I was tired of cleaning the dog crate 3-4x a day.

However, next week I can look at other things to help deter predators. If they want to come, I've found (especially racoons) nothing stops them, unless it's brick and cement.

They are absolutely evil, when I grew up in WA, we had a huge racoon problem and they weren't scared of anything.
 
Not to mention the gap at the top.


Looks luscious. Yum.

If you build it, they will come. My first alarm was seeing the gap between the roof and the chain link. Raccoons can do that much easier than cats.
Good thing you live in a rural area where they are less densely populated. Weasels are a problem too.
Yep. Mine is hardware cloth on top, the sides, and two feet of skirting.
 
Yep. Mine is hardware cloth on top, the sides, and two feet of skirting.
Yeah, if/when we find a place to put a new chicken area, we'll be going all out for a metal roof, but this one is a movable dog kennel, and for now, suits our purpose for temporary housing for a couple of weeks.

A lot of stuff we also want, has to be ordered online and shipped. even our local TSC doesn't have as much as we'd like for setting stuff like this up.. It's irritating to wait to get stuff. They are always out of a lot of the stuff we want to get for our horses and chickens, too. lol (Food wise.)

We had to put the roof we did on it, because when we went to get supplies, this was all they had. :(
 
Yum. I love Garlic alfredo... even if I do have to use gluten-free noodles in order to have pasta.
You are gluten-free too? So is BantyChooks
We have ordered a new Incubator. heheheh can't wit to join with my BL polish and Buff x White silkies !
yayyy!!
The kitty was quite the pain in the butt when I packed firedragon and chickendreams eggs!
You know you love him
Last free ranging for my duckies, they are leaving tomorrow for their new home :hit
I thought you were going to keep a pair?
Banti Sweets have something goingon today? Was she on at all? :/ Hope she is ok!
She has not been on today
That is not an avy, and you never came for him. he is spoiled rotten little purrr thing
LOL see I told you you liked him
 
You are gluten-free too? So is BantyChooks
yayyy!!
You know you love him
I thought you were going to keep a pair?
She has not been on today
LOL see I told you you liked him
Me and at least 2/4 of my children are. I haven't bothered testing the younger two, since my older have celiacs and its on both sides of the family.
 
That is not an avy, and you never came for him.  he is spoiled rotten little purrr thing

Un huuuh! :tongue
Ya know I don't drive. Ya gotta ship him.


I do understand, but I didn't have the materials, to do anything fancier today and I had to get them out of my daughters room. I was tired of cleaning the dog crate 3-4x a day.

However, next week I can look at other things to help deter predators. If they want to come, I've found (especially racoons) nothing stops them, unless it's brick and cement.

They are absolutely evil, when I grew up in WA, we had a huge racoon problem and they weren't scared of anything.

:hugs I think we are all just making sure that you are aware. I know that I understand that a temporary coop is not perfect for protection, but awesome for getting the birds out of the house!
I was just looking at a prefab coop I have today. It is no good for predator protection, but really works for quarentine or (what I was thinking today) separating a pair for mating. It's also been used for broodies and a grow out pen.
 
Last edited:
Status
Not open for further replies.

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom