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LadyBehir said:
Dammit dammit dammit. Boo got in the coop last week and got ALL the chickens. So, once the twins are born, priority one is reinforcing the hardware cloth and leveling the run. Maybe make a few modifications to the coop itself. We did want to expand the run also but that may wait until 2022. Then I'll be browsing the forum for what breeds I want to restart with. Dammit dammit dammit. I had just taken 2 of them - one on Saturday and another on Sunday - to the Celtic Fling at Mount Hope to be "Chicken Little". Dammit. Dolly in the tartanView attachment 2750960
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Wow, really sorry to hear. Almost impossible to truly dog proof the coop from a determined dog. Perhaps add an in ground electric fence a few feet out from the perimeter and keep it active. It is a shame you are so far away, I would gladly share some SPR to get you started next year. If I have reason to swing through the SE part of the state I will keep you in mind for some pullets.
 
We started using electric around the chicken area after our poodle got my legbar pullet. It just took one shock and he never tried to get to the chickens again. It also is rather easy to set up -- any plastic can be used as an insulator around the electrified polywire and if insulated the wire can be woven through netting, hooked onto trees, really put anywhere. Just a single line 9 inches off the ground is enough, but I also have netting/chicken wire set up throughout to keep the chickens in, and a 2nd polyline on top to keep the chickens from roosting on my fencing, and to keep the foxes out.
 
LadyBehir said:
What is SPR? I know I will say "duh, of course" when I hear the answer.

I am in Lycoming County, not the South East end of the state.
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Silver Pencil Rocks. :love
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New breed (for me) hatching this Sunday -- bantam Jubilee Orpingtons.
A lady I met on FB has a trio that she paid a lot to have shipped to her and now she has to move somewhere for a while where she can't have chickens, so she is giving them to me with the hope that I will keep them and give chicks back to her in the future.
 
We added our pullets into our existing flock today, after a month of living in adjoining runs. So far, so good! The older girls seem fairly disinterested in them, with only an occasional peck. We put our two guinea hens into the smaller area now, because I still don't trust them to play nice. I'll give them another few days, and then add them in one at a time so they can't gang up on anyone.

But the pullets are totally confused! Especially trying to sort out where to go at bedtime! They'll figure it out after a few days, but right now it's both sad and funny. One cream legbar is still refusing to roost even though it's completely dark. She keeps crying and trying to break back into the smaller section with the guineas. I hope she settles down eventually.
 

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