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I am three hours north of you, I don't use heat or insulation for my Brahmas and Orloff Roo. Their coop is never warmer than outside but minus wind. It is a broken record but if your birds are dry they can deal with even extreme cold. I don't keep any water or snow inside my coop to ban as much...

It will work. I breed rabbits outside in a warren but I have a screened-bottom hutch in a shed where I put rabbits who need observation or treatment. I tried different sloped contraptions and ended up stapling a leftover piece of thick laminated polycarbonate fabric under the hutch. The...

Mahogany Russian Orloff x Light Brahma, all birds pictured have same parents. Cockerel Pullet (cinnamon one)

It depends on your dogs' exposure to this specific rabbit and their responses to your leadership how long they will take to stop seeing the rabbit as prey. All the dogs I have had over the years eventually tolerated one rabbit out of my rabbitry that I selected as pet. It takes much more time...

This article is comprehensive and exhaustive, and it provides the information any chicken keeper is searching for in their first year, but often cannot find on the web due to the many opinions on bird comfort and the wide range of temperatures. I especially applaud the relevant photos and the...

Hello! :) I second that comment from A_Fowl_Guy, chicken wire is not strong and dogs, coyotes etc can rip through it.

The large snap traps (rat traps) are your best bet in my experience. But place it inside a small narrow structure, like a hamster cage or wooden box so the ermine cannot access the bait sideways, and suspend your bait by a wire so the ermine will have to stand on the trigger to get the bait. All...

Cold but sunny right now! My chickens right now

My current rooster is a flock guardian and I am not interested in pet fowl at all. When he hit puberty I spent time observing his triggers. I expected him to be aggressive given the right circumstances, like roosters can be. I wanted to keep things on a positive note. My rooster tends to charge...

I want to call my rooster a packing peanut now :lau. Truth is, I was on a waiting list for mine because of the breed I wanted and I hate not having a rooster. It depends on your place, needs and bylaws, though. If you are permitted to keep him, and since he is already there, you could just give...

During the winter nights it can get to -35 C or -31 F inside my coop. I think how well a flock deals with it depends on breed, conditioning and moisture.

My coop thermometer was reading -32 C/-25 F last night. Cold enough for my rabbits to stay in the earth. I think the best thing I did for the chickens was lowering their roosting bar to open up more vents. My coop is essentially just a sanctuary from predators and a wind break. Other than that...

Mine want to lay together in one box but my littlest hen kicks out my big Brahmas and sends them flying, it's hilarious.

No matter how many or how few I could have I would only have Russian Orloffs.

Sorry I oversimplified what I meant. I meant ears that aren't thin. This can be an indicator of poor stock. You check for overall conformation by assessing the animal's proportions from above and side view. Check out some images online to get an eye for what to look for. Ears and legs are just...