Oregon

[Suzierd]

They have a lot of shade from the trees, and I keep the big coop door open day and night (don't have a problem with predators, just neighbor's dogs getting loose). I also put out ice bottles for the flock to lay against if they get hot (also do this for my rabbit).

I would lock them up at night if they don't have a secure run, it's only a matter of time before a predator comes along. And loose dogs are a big problem. You can add little windows to your coop with welded wire screwed over them. Don't use chicken wire a coon can chew through it and don't use staples they can push them out. Just trying to help hate for something to get in one night. You would sleep better

 

[Garjzla]

I would lock them up at night if they don't have a secure run, it's only a matter of time before a predator comes along. And loose dogs are a big problem. You can add little windows to your coop with welded wire screwed over them. Don't use chicken wire a coon can chew through it and don't use staples they can push them out. Just trying to help hate for something to get in one night. You would sleep better

Yeah, I would never sleep at night, sometimes I literally shoot up from my chair because I thought I didn't lock up the chickens, but then a remember I did and I had a mini heart attack for nothing.

 

[Suzierd]

Yeah, I would never sleep at night, sometimes I literally shoot up from my chair because I thought I didn't lock up the chickens, but then a remember I did and I had a mini heart attack for nothing.

Lol too funny! Sounds like me I scare myself thinking I'll forget. If I have to have my daughters do it I'll call them and remind them when it's almost time and then insist I get a call when they are all in safe. Good thing their cell phones are attached to their hips.

 

[Garjzla]

Lol too funny! Sounds like me

I scare myself thinking I'll forget. If I have to have my daughters do it I'll call them and remind them when it's almost time and then insist I get a call when they are all in safe. Good thing their cell phones are attached to their hips.

LOL I'm afraid I have CSD...Chicken Safety Disorder

People say chickens are stupid because they go outside when it's storming...I say they aren't little cowards that get scared of some thunder.

 

[Varglet]

They have a lot of shade from the trees, and I keep the big coop door open day and night (don't have a problem with predators, just neighbor's dogs getting loose). I also put out ice bottles for the flock to lay against if they get hot (also do this for my rabbit).

I would lock them up at night if they don't have a secure run, it's only a matter of time before a predator comes along. And loose dogs are a big problem. You can add little windows to your coop with welded wire screwed over them. Don't use chicken wire a coon can chew through it and don't use staples they can push them out. Just trying to help hate for something to get in one night. You would sleep better

Haven't had a problem in the 3 years I've had chickens. The neighbor's dogs only get loose during the day, and I reported them, so it has only happened once with each neighbor it has happened with. Only predators that come around at night are skunks (VERY rarely, about one night a year, if that), and cougars, which completely ignore the chickens.

If there are any other critters around, they don't come into our yard. Probably because they know we have dogs, and the neighborhood cats are always around (they don't go after chickens). Plus there are horses in the pasture, and they would alert me if there was anything out there. I'm also getting guineas, so yeah.

I'm not going to lock them up when there isn't a problem with keeping the door open. They like getting up before the sun, anyway.

They all sleep in the rafters, too. Even the turkey gets up there on occasion, but she's usually on a shelf.

 

[Garjzla]

Haven't had a problem in the 3 years I've had chickens. The neighbor's dogs only get loose during the day, and I reported them, so it has only happened once with each neighbor it has happened with. Only predators that come around at night are skunks (VERY rarely, about one night a year, if that), and cougars, which completely ignore the chickens.

If there are any other critters around, they don't come into our yard. Probably because they know we have dogs, and the neighborhood cats are always around (they don't go after chickens). Plus there are horses in the pasture, and they would alert me if there was anything out there. I'm also getting guineas, so yeah.

I'm not going to lock them up when there isn't a problem with keeping the door open. They like getting up before the sun, anyway.

They all sleep in the rafters, too. Even the turkey gets up there on occasion, but she's usually on a shelf.

Not guineas!:O They would defiantly escape and fly into the trees, every guinea of mine did that and every night they did I saw blood on the ground and another guinea or two lost. It's just a bad idea, never underestimate a raccoon!

 

[Varglet]

Quote: Not trying to be rude or mean here, I'm really not. But just because it happened to you doesn't mean it will happen to everyone else. A local lady raises guineas as well and has no problem with them taking off or sleeping in trees. I have never seen a raccoon out here in the past 11 years I've lived here, either.

One of the reasons I want guineas is because they eat all kinds of bugs, including wasps. And we get a lot of wasps around our house.

 

[Garjzla]

Not trying to be rude or mean here, I'm really not. But just because it happened to you doesn't mean it will happen to everyone else. A local lady raises guineas as well and has no problem with them taking off or sleeping in trees. I have never seen a raccoon out here in the past 11 years I've lived here, either.

One of the reasons I want guineas is because they eat all kinds of bugs, including wasps. And we get a lot of wasps around our house.

I'm just saying, we got so many batches and put them in a safe place and they just were gone.

 

[Sustained]

Hello all I'm in Hermiston and have some pretty little seramas that need homes. 2 roosters and a trio (a roo and 2 hens). I'm also looking for silkie laying hens if anyone has any between Pendleton and the Seaside, OR area. Pictures of the seramas are below.

The trio

The 2 roosters dubbed Thing 1 and Thing 2

If anyone is interested or has silkie hens please message me

 

[Garjzla]

Hi everyone, I have a sultan bantam rooster that is free to a good home. I don't want to give him away if you just want him for meat. He is too territorial and he needs a bigger, more dominant rooster to show him his place, or just be a house pet, because I don't have enough space for a bigger rooster because all of chickens I have are not good at spotting hawks so they're in a pen. Please PM me if you are willing to adopt him for either pet or breeding purposes!

He is not nice to my hens and me, probably because I baby him a ton so a new owner will probably tone him down because all he knows is I let him get away with anything, but not anyone else. So please consider adopting him!