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Hi all, I'm planning a new fenced garden this summer as well as a chicken run. I think I've settled on a shed plus a hoop-style run for the chickens, basing the run on the cattle panel design I found on this forum in order to keep all the predators out. I'm wondering now about using a high...

I'm researching covered runs for my first flock which will not be free ranged outside of their run, and I've seen some great cattle-panel hoop runs posted here. I'm wondering about converting a garden high tunnel in a similar way, with the skirting and hardware cloth around the lower 3 ft. The...

We caught this fox out yesterday in late morning with the last of the neighbor's (free ranging) chickens. Of their 10 babies from last summer they've lost all 10 to predators. It was too late to save the chicken, so we watched Mrs. Fox while she rested a while. After a bit of rest, or thinking...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am in the researching and planning stages right now and am hoping to get my first chickens this summer. (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard chickens? My goals for the chickens are to have eggs for us (2 adults)...