I built this new feeder and hung it on the outside of the coop but the hens are a'scared of it. I even put corn in it to tempt them, but no luck.
I'm going to poke it through the wire so it's on the inside, but before I do that I want to make sure they are going to be OK with it. I noticed he...
When I bought my house 10 yrs ago it had 3 mature trees that formed a canopy from fence to fence (it's not a huge yard, about 30x60.) Well, mature turned into decaying, diseased and uprooted :mad: , so now I hang some shade sails around and was wondering what sort of deterrent this might be for...
bought 4 pieces rough 2x4 redwoord and ripped them down to build this frame. Wire tomorrow.
Staples? or is something more robust needed? It is redwood, so I'm concerned staples might be too easy to pull out. Should I wrap the wire around the corner and then staple?
Not a lot of progress on the coop this week. Made the mistake of consulting my brother. He is a genius designer and redesigned the whole roof/lid mechanism for me. In the meantime I wired the bottom of the coop and worked on a section of fence to enclose the yard so the girls can free range...
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What a wonderful resource this site is! Thank you all!
We are embarking on the adventure of adding three hens
to our family which is currently 5 humans, 1 dog, 2 cockatiels and 2 fish.
We have the chicks in the garage now, living in a warm box they are nearly 4...