re: Wife Wants Chickens

WE have had our chickens 1 year and haven't lost any yet - knock on wood. We have 9 hens & 1 rooster and live in north Louisiana in a rural area - lots of predators. Main predators are fox, coons, coyotes, hawks and dogs . I built a coop that has an attached run and automatic door (solar) that opens from the coop to the run at dawn & closes at dusk. I highly recommend an auto door. Third Coast Craftsman has a Youtube on the coop I built and he also has a website LINK . I changed a few things but pretty much used his plans- the wife loves it. We did a ton of research on YouTube before doing or building anything . If you have the right setup they are really easy and a lot of fun for the grandkids and us. I built a screen door on the run- use hardware cloth on the run and door not chicken wire. We use the OverEZ 12 gallon waterer and OverEZ 50Lb feeder , this really lasts a long time. I use apple cider vinegar in the water and check a few times a week, but it will last a week or 2