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A note in the minutes of the May Zoning & Planning Commission meeting said that the town planner is planning to introduce regulations regarding chickens.I called him to see what the issues and plans were. He said he hadn't drafted anything yet, but his goal was to permit chickens on property...

I'm at the point of wiring my coop for lighting for the shorter days which are approaching. My plan is to have an outdoor light over the people door and an interior light to facilitate watering, feeding, and also to extend daylight hours for egg laying productivity. The original plan to keep...

The are where my coop is is the lowest part of the property. That means wetlands nearby, and that means mosquitoes. They are especially bad this year, with all the summer rainfall we've had here in New England. Before getting the chicks, i was concerned that I might be unfair to them by...

Am I correct in estimating that chicks that are huddling together for warmth will tend to be tightly clustered, and if they are close but with space between them -maybe a head resting on another chick, but not full body contact-that is social huddling? Any other differentiating characteristics...

Below is a picture of the hardware cloth window screen i built for the windows of my coop. A weakness I see is that a raccoon might gnaw at the wood frame of the screen (It's 1-1/4" spruce cut from a 2x4), removing the support for the hardware cloth. Do I need to add "armor" to the wood? Jerry

At the feed store this morning, the owner told me he didn't like Buff Orpingtons because in his experience, they were too prone to eating their eggs. A customer who was standing next to us agreed with him. Does your experience suggest that B.O.'s are more likely to eat their eggs than other...