Hi, I moved here from California where I had a small flock of Bantams. Just found out Chickens are okay in Rio Rancho, NM yay! I have concerns about the heat, and cold. Trying to figure what kind of housing to build for new chickens. Do I need to buy heat/cold tolerant chickens? We get a lot of coyotes out here, day and night. Protection for my chickens is going to be a huge deal. No running all over the place for my chickie's like back in California. I live on almost two acres and have seen squirrels and chipmunks. Even rats. So, I'm worried about them eating the chicken food and breeding. I am going to need just a LITTLE advice LOL!
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Hello there! Why not get cold and heat hardy chicken breeds? Or build a nice, insulated coop that will keep them warm in the winter, and cool in the summer.
Maybe build a spacious run with a cover over the top, and some wire buried one or two feet underground, and one or two feet over the ground with some rocks surrounding it, too, perhaps? And, of course, get some 'predator-proof' fencing that's sturdy and has small holes, to keep a lot of different kinds of small critters out (possibly hardware cloth?). And a secure latch. But of course, some things are inevitable and you really can't help it, as you can only give them so much protection other than keeping them locked up most of the time in their coop, which wouldn't be very nice.
We are glad you joined our flock.
