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We have a 8'x12' covered secure run. Next to that is an uncovered run roughly 20' x 50'. There are a couple places to hide made out of pallets. We have had a couple recent losses to hawks. I thought they had moved on, but we lost another hen today. Covering it even with a net, could be...

All, Our coop and run was built in 2017. Over the years my daily inspections have been less "complete". Checking for holes in the HW cloth. Is the door latch in good working order? We had a neighbor get stuck in the run once when the door latch would not open. Anyway, this morning I...

We do a twice daily inspections of the coop and chickens. Two days ago we spotted evidence of digging. The HW cloth apron prevented the predator from getting in. We re-raked the dirt and repositioned a security camera and caught a glimpse of the critter last night. Looks like an opossum...

Yesterday we let our six 9 week old chicks out in the uncovered section of our run. They were with the four hens. At coop close up time, we discovered that we only had 3 chicks left and all four hens. This morning I toured the uncovered run and found all three dead. Heads gone, feathers...

I am starting to build an outdoor brooder. It will be in our covered run. Will use halved pallets for three walls with HW cloth. the 4th wall will be a plastic covered existing wall. The roof will be ply wood sloped to keep any drips of the chicks. Will be using MHP. My question. Should...

We are planning for 6 spring chicks. They will join our small flock. We are planning using the MHP. We will brood in the run. I was thinking about a 2' x6' brooder. With no floor. When they get 3-4 weeks old. I could raise it a few inches to let the chicks venture out and be able to...

I found a large bee hive this morning in the storage area if the coop. The coop is 4x8 with 3 best boxes on each side. We use 3 on the left side for eggs. The three on the right for storage. I rarely open that one. When i did this morning. I found a huge 8" round hive. The roof opens up...

We were doing the breakfast dishes around 9am this morning and heard a ruckus from the chickens. We had them in the auxiliary run. That is a fenced area of the run. It backs up to the woods. A fox was trying to get by the fence. It is 2x4" × 5' welded wire. Not much of a defense. The run...

I remember when it seemed we would never get an egg. Our 7 chicks hatched on 4/24/2017. The first egg was laid on 9/23/2017. Our slacker, Becky the Easter Egger, finally starting paying the rent on 11/1/2017. I track the eggs every day. Well if we have a good day today, we will reach 1000...

It is finally spring here in New England. The girls are approaching their first birthday. So it seems like time to do some maintenance on the coop and run. Last week did a complete clean out of the interior pine shavings on the coop floor and nest boxes. Did a thorough cleaning of the...

No crowing yet. Our two reds both look like

We ordered a bunch of different chicks. And we need some help identifying the breed. Hopefully we got some good shots. They should be easter egger, Columbian Wyandotte, Buff Brama. Thanks for any help you can provide. Chick 1 Chick1 Chick 2 Chick 2 Chick 3