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Just came across two different ads in the 'Buy-Sell-Trade' section to sell/rehome chickens in both SA and D/FW area if anyone...

Might want to add your location to the subject line. Nice looking chooks!

Also don't forget to put your location in this posting. Thanx!

We lived 14 years in a suburban neighborhood within a major metroplex. Didn't have chickens at that time but had plenty of wildlife...

Ditto the suggestion of an exterior nest box attached to your main coop. That is my setup; my nest box room (a compartment that holds...

Hi, ATX, just a quick couple of answers to questions. If your run roof gets shade all seasons most of the time then insulation won't be...

Welcome, ATX! Presume you're in a subdivision with fenced backyard vs rural acreage? TSC has lots of good supplies, depending upon which...

If you decide to reduce flock size you can always post your "gotta go" birds here on BYC. Put in the 'Buy-Sell' forum and be SURE to...

I've had good success with: (a) good ol' snap traps baited with peanut butter. I slide them (primed and baited) into a small, empty...

Cute coop. Ditto the predator proofing. Might depend upon where you're located (heat of summer, etc) but I'd go ahead and hang both a...

IMHO the "question" is what your personal tolerance level is to a given feed/food contaminant, for yourself and/or your chooks. It is...

Barbed wire will be more of a problem to mess with for you and your dog than it will for a fox--I personally would not use it. Ditto...

I was also going to suggest rat snake based on markings and behavior described. I've yanked a couple of rat snakes out of my coop in...

Wish they were emerging down our way--we're not in the right location! My girls have to be content with the crickets and grasshoppers.

I have a total of 6 water stations, all except one are the standard white plastic container with the click-turn or screw on dispenser...