When I joined Backyard Chickens, I was trying to learn all I could about the guinea fowl we hope to have when we move to a different home with more land. Then we lost our minds and ordered a bunch of baby chicks because we were tired of waiting for our country life to begin! We currently have 6...
Complete newbie trying to figure things out - if you have a free ranger, how do you protect them from predators? I am away from the house during the day, I am nervous about a million things that could do wrong when I am not there to look out for them. I'm torn between complete freedom, and...
Ok a total beginner question - I think I probably only want females because I don't necessarily want MORE than I initially buy and I don't want the eggs fertilized. If you can't sex them for a good while how do you go about this? What do I do if I get males?