Fox, coyote and raccoons are very much urban and suburban animals. My son saw a coyote running across a 4-lane highway in St. Paul, MN. You may not have seen a raccoon (yet) because you don't have chickens. Chickens are at the bottom of the food chain, and all kinds of things will show up once they know your birds are there.
got me there
Yep .... you really need to see this and read the testimonials .... it's how I'm rolling ....
Here's my two cents to add,
Chesty puller asked about ventilation, there is a ventilation page, search for "go out and cut more holes in your coop" to find it. When you 'add' up all the cracks around doors, soffit vents, windows etc it should be one sqft of holes per bird.
And no one had mentioned the number one rookie mistake: buying your chicks before the coop is built
Hi tweetysvoice!
I am glad to know that I'm not alone on this one! Although, I agree that I would sleep much more soundly at night if my coop was already complete.
I loved looking at all of the pictures of your chicks during the first few weeks of life. I would love to see pictures of the girls now that they are older and especially coop pics once you finish your three day coop building marathon!
I imagine there is a coop building marathon in my near future as well...
Day one is down!
