We've only seen the harmless garden snakes and the Dekay's brown snake. I don't think they could get up to the chickshaw proper, which is elevated above the wheels.
Dekay's are so cute! We have rat snakes, which are GREAT as rodent control (and non-venomous), but they are climbers. There's a whole group of Facebook called "Rat Snakes in Predicaments." Still, I like the idea of a chicksaw when we do get chickens. I mean, we live on Chickasaw Run!
Great question: We have a lot of opossums, and they eat hordes of ticks, so that might keep the population down. I haven't seen any ticks at all in our garden, but I do get them frequently in the woods further out of town.
I love hens, my grandfather kept them on his smallholding when I was a child. I would love to have some but it's not practical when you live a mile away from your plot of land. I do buy a big tub of pelletted chicken manure, and spread some on my potatoes this afternoon in fact. Chicken manure is excellent stuff.
Anyone else raising chickens on one acre or less? What's your experience like?
Snakes? Rat snakes are a culprit here
We've only seen the harmless garden snakes and the Dekay's brown snake. I don't think they could get up to the chickshaw proper, which is elevated above the wheels.
Dekay's are so cute! We have rat snakes, which are GREAT as rodent control (and non-venomous), but they are climbers. There's a whole group of Facebook called "Rat Snakes in Predicaments." Still, I like the idea of a chicksaw when we do get chickens. I mean, we live on Chickasaw Run!
Ha, ha, it's your destiny! Just don't cut the hole for the egg door per the specs. Also, that flimsy "kickstand" is a joke. We prop it with a bucket.
That looks amazing.
Thanks for all the details.
Do you also find that your chickens help with the tick population where you are? Or are you urban enough that you don’t have a lot of ticks?
Great question: We have a lot of opossums, and they eat hordes of ticks, so that might keep the population down. I haven't seen any ticks at all in our garden, but I do get them frequently in the woods further out of town.
I love the discussion that happened among them before they decided to go down the drawbridge.
Right? Chickens are so entertaining.
I love hens, my grandfather kept them on his smallholding when I was a child. I would love to have some but it's not practical when you live a mile away from your plot of land. I do buy a big tub of pelletted chicken manure, and spread some on my potatoes this afternoon in fact. Chicken manure is excellent stuff.
Great idea on the potatoes! Hens are quite lovable creatures.