Just so sad, once a predator catches wind that the chickens are there they make short work of the whole flock. We had a beautiful roo and 6 lovely hens. Still not sure what got them or how. Work begins this week on rebuilding/securing the coop and run again. It's just so frustrating when you've...
Our chickens have devoured every ounce of grass in their run. I let them out to free range on occasion so that they have access to grass/bugs, but wondering if we should be adding something to the run so it's not just a pile of dirt? When it rains it's mud-central and our ducks and silkies turn...
Hello everyone! I am a new backyard chicken owner - I have 1 roo, 3 hens, 4 silkies, and 2 peking ducks that we bought as babies in March. They are all grown up now and quite fun! We started with 3 roos, as we didn't know the sexes at chickdom, and we've narrowed down to the one. He is quite...