safety

  1. L

    What ducks should I get?

    Total newbie here so please bare with me. My property is 8 acres with a few relatively close neighbors. I have a decent size pond (maybe a 1/4 acre) that has a spring fed stream bringing in fresh water most of the year. The pond occasionally attracts wild ducks but they usually leave by early...
    • Labraduck
    • Thread
    • breeds fencing safety
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. H

    cats hurting baby chicks.

    hi, I’m a newbie one of a stray cat attacked my baby chick what should I do? it has a small scratch on his head.
  3. Shari6083

    Do scarecrows work?

    We've lost a couple of chickens this month. The first to a chicken hawk and the other has just disappeared without a trace. I saw a suggestion to make a scarecrow. I am wondering your experience if you have found them helpful or not. Pictures would be a bonus.
  4. horror_trashcan

    Unsafe coop/entertainment examples

    Hello! I am looking to see what people think are unsafe coop designs, builds or in-coop entertainment that would be potentially dangerous to your flock. Whether that's inviting predators or just directly not safe for birds. I'm thinking things like having loose ropes/string hanging in the coop...
  5. shelabobby

    Chickens During a Storm/Hurricane

    Hello! This is our first year with chickens and being that we are on the east coast of NC I am sure Hurricanes and Tropical Storms are going to happen. We have Omelet Coops so they should be pretty safe from rain and wind inside. We plan to secure them to the ground a bit more before storms...
  6. AC56

    Let out free or locked in run when no one is at home?

    Hello 🙂 We have 5 ducks and 26 hens and 2 roos. I work offshore on 2/3 rotation and husband is mon-fri, so he is at home every night. When I am on my 3 weeks time off birds are free ranging. With summer day light they are opened at 5am and closed at 10pm. However, when I go away to work for two...
  7. OzarkEgghead

    Sawdust as bedding?

    Hi y'all... I've raised chicks/chickens for a decade but this is my first foray into ducks. I have 9 absolutely ADORABLE Ancona ducklings that are a week old now. Initially, I started them out on a thin layer of soft hay bits that fall from the bales for our other livestock. It's very soft &...
  8. SuperC

    Is Spectracide Triazicide safe

    Hi y’all, I need to deal with a sudden tick invasion in my yard and want to use Spectracide Triazicide because I know it works. I found 3 ticks on my clothing yesterday just by walking in the short weed/grassy area in my yard where I’m building my coop & run. A few notes; my chicks are still...
  9. Eggsandbeyond

    Chicken run for a lot of chickens lol

    Hi everyone! I have a large ever growing flock. (Chicken math) I have an 8x12 shed I converted into their coop and they free range. My dogs do a great job protecting them during the day but I'd like to build/buy a run for extra security. How big should I make it? Is it cheaper to buy the lumber...
  10. How We Built Our Run and Coop

    How We Built Our Run and Coop

    I'm Terri and my husband is Alan. We're new to all of this, but I already have family and friends asking us (of all people) for advice on keeping chickens safe. I couldn't believe they were asking US! But I did this for my big sister, my bro-in-law and one of their friends. Thought I'd share...
  11. 1

    Wondering If Old Metal Waterer Worth Using

    One of the waterers for my chickens broke and the backup isn't doing as well as it normally does. My dad has me trying to clean out an old rusty metal waterer. In the middle of trying, I wondered if it was even worth it considering how much stuff built up, probably from iron in the well water. I...
  12. J

    Lawn mushrooms, safe for chickens?

    Hello, I’ve got a flock of 5 birds, 3 chickens 2 ducks. I’ve got hundreds of tiny mushrooms popping up in my lawn and I’m worried it may not be safe for the chickens to eat them. Just curious to know what folks have seen or done with lawns riddled with mushrooms.
  13. Mouthpear

    Auto Coop Door w Safety Feature.

    Ok so I'm not asking for help, I am asking for opinion. Maybe suggestions and/or requests. Things along the lines of what you would want added. Like photocell operated. However I have a different setup for that so I would have to post a new thread for that one. So besides painting it what do...
  14. Bubblesunrise

    Coop Safety from Raccoons

    Hello! I lost three of my 4 hens. It’s completely devastated me. I live in town and my birds were free range in my yard. They had been totally okay till a few days ago. After this I am choosing to do a completely new setup.l where they will be in a very large run so they aren’t restricted to a...
  15. J

    Aggressive HAWK and pen security

    So I've now read a fair amount of things here to help deter hawks. The hawk(s) seem to be getting more aggressive. Great info and help here though! This evening the hawk swooped ME. I came outside expecting to scare him off again because my hens were yelling, but I couldn't find him. Then I...
    • JRIII
    • Thread
    • chicken security coop security defense hawk help pen security preditor run security safety security
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  16. D

    Keebler box truck run.

    So I'm kind of a hill Billy. Long story short I was a butcher for 10 years. Got 20(-1) chicks 3 weeks old (10 black Australorps and 9 white leghorns) They are gonna be free roaming free range. Can y'all take a look at my keebleers coop and let me know what y'all think? The run is for the winter...
  17. JoserMum

    Broody Goose safety suggestions?

    I have three Toulouse, two geese and one gander. My sweet goose, Pumpkin, made a beautiful nest under our deck this past week. She kind of made it and then ignored it until the past couple days. We went out this evening to put her to bed (which is a fenced area, with a covered wagon. Our ducks...
    • JoserMum
    • Thread
    • advice appreciated broody geese safety
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Geese
  18. Oldegarlicshnapp

    Is it safe to keep newly hatched with weeks old chicks?

    I’m figuring I’ll have to have a desperate area for the newly hatched chick I’m getting. I was wondering if he’d be safe with the other chicks I have, which will be a few weeks old at that point. I kind of think they’ll end up killing him.
  19. Kittys Coop

    Coop Camera?

    Hi! We had a coop camera from a friend but it recently died. Does anyone have any suggestions on cameras?
  20. Jrbd82

    Bipolar English bulldog

    So T-bone is a lovable chunky little guy. Except for when it comes to certain dogs who just don’t rub him the right way or other animals who might scurry across the yard. When we got our first rooster he wanted nothing more than to chew his face off but he could not catch him. Then we had...
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