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I have a chunky buff Brahama maybe six years old, still laying, but her eyes are getting very squinty and somewhat sunken. Her crop is full (she can find the pellets) but her pecking accuracy is diminishing. If this continues she will be blind. Any ideas?

We have some mid-sized camphor trees (Cinnamomum camphora) here in our backyard in Florida -- right where our chickens would be free-ranging. Anyone know if this will be a problem?

The Commissioners of the City of Sarasota, Florida voted unanimously to allow backyard chickens after a difficult 18 month campaign. The new ordinance will go into effect after second reading and final adoption. Chicken advocates working in other communities are welcome to mine our blog for...

We've developed a list of 20 "Funky Chicken Facts" that we are handing out at events. These facts (with links to sources) include intriguing generic chicken facts, but also include four facts specific to our campaign to re-legalize hens. These four deal with noise, code complaints in the City...

The LORE map indicates chickens are legal in the City of Sarasota. That's theoretically true, but as a practical matter people with chickens are subject to a fifty dollar a day fine. The City Manager or his designee can issue a permit, but it can only be temporary and there apparently needs to...

Go to the Sarasota CLUCK blog to see the proposed wording that would make chickens legal in the City of Sarasota. http://sarasotacluck.blogspot.com/2010/11/wording-of-proposed-residential-urban.html

We're finally going to the Planning Board November 29th. Here's how you can help: 1) If you know someone in the City of Sarasota Florida who is likely to be supportive have them contact us ([email protected]) 2) You show support by joining our Facebook Group ...

One argument we are hearing is that chickens will increase raccoons, opossums, rats etc. We have challenged this thinking , but wonder if anyone out there with more data, facts, stories or anything else to challenge this neighborhood fear?

I live in Florida so I hadn't given much thought to the perch design of flat boards people have been recommending so that the birds can hunker down and keep their toes warm when temperatures plummet. Got me to wondering about the possibility of a heated perch and whether warm feet would warm...

I'm trying to write an overview of predator design considerations for Southwest Florida. Although I had chickens here for a dozen years, I haven't had any in a while and I'm looking for constructive criticism to make this the best advice possible. I particularly interested in responses from...