The first summer after we bought our country house, my 4 yr old daughter found two ticks on her after playing in the yard. In the two summers since, we haven’t seen a single tick. Tick-proofing a...

Few things are as frightening as a snake in the chicken coop. You might want to kill and get rid of all snakes in the area, but snakes bring a lot of benefits with them. So how do you keep snakes out...

Hawks are amazing, majestic birds, but it’s easy to forget that when one swoops down and steals a beloved chicken. It that moment, they become the enemy! If your chickens are free-range chickens,...

The first time I lived in an apartment where I could watch the squirrels climb the trees, I felt like I lived in an enchanted land. However, squirrels can become very big nuisances and cause a...

You’ve identified bats on your property and like many people want to keep the bats away. There are a few steps that you should take to keep the small mammals away.  For specific advice, check...

"Free range chickens often make their way into my garden. Since they help keep the bugs under control, that's the only place I don't want them. I've heard that mothballs are effective in keeping...