Recent content by andromeda57

Hi folks...need some help figuring out just what varmint is snatching up our chickens. We've had our mini-farm (surrounded by a wooded area) for around 4 months now, and just started losing chickens around 2 weeks ago when the weather started to get cold. They were in a free-range situation, but...

We have a small farm co-op with many different breeds of chickens, and I'd have to say our Buff Orpingtons are the friendliest and most gentle by far out of the breeds you mentioned. Very sweet and easy to hold and always come running up to me like puppies when I'm around. Second choice: Barred...