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We finally have our coop built and need some chicks or hens here on the Big Island. We want to let the hens free range as we're on 5 acres. Our coop should accommodate about 12 chickens ( I will post photos after I finish assembly tomorrow). We would like a variety of breeds - we're mainly...

That’s great to know! I tried putting some fresh scrambled egg uncooked in some snap rat traps, but didn’t catch anything. It makes sense that they are attracted to whole eggs, as they eat bird eggs. I’ll give that a try! Mahalo

So Alohamade, you must use a live trap like a have-a-heart trap? And you just stick the whole egg in there, uncracked?

Old eggs? You mean, a whole egg - old but not rotten I assume? What kind of trap do you use?

I'm going to set out some traps to thin out the mongoose here - anyone know the best bait to use for trapping them?

Mahalo for the offer Annie, but we're not sure when we'll be ready for them. I have to figure out what kind of coop I am going to build, build it and probably eliminate some mongoose before I can bring the chickens in. I don't want to promise I'll come get them, but if you still have them when...

Mahalo AnnieP, will they be available in a month? We're not moving to the farm until then. We're living in (yuk) suburbia here in Waikoloa Village now.

Aloha, We live on the Big Island in Waikoloa, but are moving to 5 acres near South Point (Waiohinu) in a month. We're wanting to start a small flock to mostly run free range (I'll be building a nighttime coop for them). We are new to chickens and we're open to what breeds to raise, but we...