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These past few months I have increasingly became more and more obsessed with bantam sized chickens. After a little research I decided to start keeping/ raising/ breeding Serama's, but before I get ahead of myself I need to learn a few things and understand exactly what I'm getting into. So the...

I live in NC also and I have been keeping chickens for over 2 years now. In the winter time I really don't do anything special. Like what caveman said make sure it's well ventilated and keeping the cold drafts off of them especially at night when the tempratures are usually the worst. I also...

Thank you all for all the info.I'm super excited to start raising bantams. It has almost became an obsession lol. I still have a lot to learn and I know without a doubt, that I'm in the right place. Sorry to hear about your loss. I lost a few over the past 2 years,recently too. It's a hard pill...

Haha yes I know all roosters are pretty much loud but I have been around a few that could barely crow. Some of my hens are louder when their done laying an egg! I know there few and far between but I imagine I can locate one somewhere. We have a frizzle/sizzle chick now that we believe is a...

You can build yourself a little chicken coop with a run and keep the ones you want in the coop/run. How many chickens like to call your yard their home? As for the bullies you won't be able to stop them from coming into your yard unless you put up some sort of fencing, either wood chain link, a...

We have been keeping backyard chickens for over 2 years and my wife and I have grown to love our flock. I have been wanting a rooster for quite a while now and I came to the sad realization that I can't have a standard sized rooster out of respect for my neighbors. So I have been kicking around...

I think it may be time to go introduce yourself and explain what's going on. Maybe you could foster or adopt the chickens you find sweetand joyful to watch. If your neighbors are willing to hear you out of course, it never hurts to ask. It doesn't take much to build a coop with a little run. My...

Thanks Mrs K. I can't lock them in/ around the new coop as of yet, I plan on working on the run and the new and improved chicken yard and as soon as I have a few days off of work. I will lock them out of their old coop, hoping they get the idea. Thank you again

Sorry to hear about your lost birds, I had a neighbors dog get into my yard and kill 2 of my layers and 2 other young pullets. Definitely do whatever you have to do to take out that predator. Lock up all your chickens at night and if you haven't done so yet hardware mesh is a must. If you lived...

Hello and welcome to the club. I would start small at first by getting 3-5 chickens, you can always add from there. Just my opinion. There is a lot to learn, and some of the things can only be learned from experience. Every chicken has it's own personality and the are extremely amusing to watch...

Tonight I decided to put the flock in their new coop. I waited until it was dark to move them from their old coop to the new one. One thing that I did change from the old coop to the new one was the roost bars. The old coop had all the roost bars at the same height. With the new coop I made the...

The wife's frizzle chicks. Pip Squeek and Squirt

When we first started raising chickens I decided to build our girls first coop out of as much reclaimed materials as I possibly could. I wanted that rustic old timer chicken coop feel. 90 percent of the coop was from reclaimed materials. The 2 glass windows in the front of the coop was from an...

Thank you all for the warm welcome