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Hey ladies and gentlemen, haven't been on in quite some time due to a new fiancé and stepson moving in, but its time to get a couple more chickens. My old black orpington finally succumed to her on again- off again crop issue and my easter egger was the victim of a possum or raccoon attack, so...

I actually heard about using crows from a naturalist at the wildlife refuge across 35W. He said those owl statue things attract them as well since the crows like to attack them. Unfortunately I have a real pair of great horned owls that live near by and eat all the crows. Plus my dog likes the...

It was thursday early afternoon, from 1 until about 1:15. They were as far from the door as they could be, one must have been in the run portion because I don't think the hawk would've been that persistant without a sight line. The run extends under the enclosed part of the coop as well, so...

Greetings to all you new folks! Here's why you build a solid coop/run. What a lovely day... Oh, hi there... Hey, what are you guys doin? ...wanna let me in? I totally won't hurt you... Knock Knock... anyone there? Ok, I was gonna hurt you, I'm a hawk see? ...rude... Maybe there's a...

The ones in my dog's bowl don't get a chance to thaw. They're usually chomped down in about 30 sec. She has the shiniest coat at the dog park in early spring when she's getting 1-2 every day.

My coop is barely worth a quail's egg to clean; 2 forkfuls of dirty straw out, one armload of fresh in. A 2'x6' enclosed coop area has its advantages.

This is the definition of willful ignorance, a quality that looks good on no one. Here's the thing, many gmo's are made with built in resistances that can significantly reduce the amount of pesticides and herbicides that need to be used. "Round up ready" crops are only a very small portion of...

Thanks Ralphie, the Buckeye is a heritage breed from ohio, great weather resistance and temperment, an excellent forager, plus good egg production. I'm actually heading down to Minnie's place tomorrow to get another girl, but I appreciate the offer. My roommate was letting the dog out and...

Thank you very much for the offer Black Brook, but I'd prefer to stay with full sized birds. Sending you a pm Minnie.

Stupid m*&$^(@#+&ing red tail hawk ate one of my 3 girls this morning. It was my nice healthy, reliably laying buckeye too If anyone has a spare young hen, acclimated to the weather, I'm in the market. The 2 remaining ladies could use the extra huddle warmth.

Just make sure the plastic isn't trapping humidity/moisture. That's a chicken's worst enemy in the cold.

Hey Rani, I have 3 hens here in richfield and they had no problems keeping each other warm last winter. My coop is only insulated with a layer of reflectix and 3/8" plywood, with no heater. My coop is fairly small, with the enclosed portion being a 2'x2'x2' equilateral triangle 4' long (think...

Here's my solution for now; 700sq ft of deer netting, 50 ft of paracord, the old laundry line poles and some tent stakes. And a picture of Blue (same girl in my avatar pic), her long face feathers cover up most of the damage, but she's still pretty sorry looking. Little trooper even laid...

Well, I'm off to the hardware store for the biggest bird netting I can find. I realized that an old set of clothesline 'T's in my yard would make an excellent run frame for the time being. I also called the nature center across 35w and I'm going to talk with one of their resident raptor...

Well I caught the beastie red handed, and to my surprise it was not a cat, but a red tailed hawk. Woke up today to a commotion in the coop and looked outside to see the hawk pacing back and forth like he was trying to decide what to have for dinner. Thankfully the coop was closed up and the hawk...

I don't have a game camera, but while getting the blue kote I also picked up a cat/raccoon sized live trap and a couple cans of cat food to bait it. While applying the blue kote I could see the full damage and the feather loss was worse than I thought, half the tail feathers, a fair amount of...

Thanks Theri, I will get some bluekote in the morning. She seems to be ok, walking eating and drinking like nothing happened. Except for being half plucked and the few cuts/bite marks I'm hoping she'll pull through. I will keep them in the tractor coop for a few days and keep a close eye out for...

Anybody have an idea what attacked my chicken? I came home from fishing today to find several piles of feathers in my yard, mostly along the fence. From the color and quantity of feathers I figured my easter egger was a goner, but I found her alive under a woodpile outside my fenced in yard...

Saw a few hundred of those at my dad's place, around .5 an inch. Maybe I should scoop some up for my backyard ladies.

Welcome Schmidt! I think I'm just about the only other guy in this thread, but the ladies here are pretty welcoming, and a great source of info. Best of luck getting your town's ordinance changed.