Recent content by clewcrew

I live in a neighborhood of 1-2 acre lots. My yard and neighbors yards are all fenced in. I let my chickens out of the coop at daylight (~6:30AM) and return them to the coop at dark. I found the dead/eaten chicken carcass at 2:0PM (after coming home from church). Curious: could it be the fact...

The chickens are being killed in broad daylight. The meat of the chicken is pretty much devoured. I haven't checked the condition of the other chickens as to whether they have blood on their faces (will do). I have an "scare" Owl, CD's and decent foliage cover. As stated, until I introduced...

I introduced 3 new chickens into my backyard (now have 8). I have found two of the new chickens dead and eaten. Is is possible the established chickens are not only killing the new chickens, but eating them as well? I have never lost chickens before.

Anyone live in York County, SC on anything but AGC (agriculture) Zoned neighborhoods? We are going to try to clandestinely raise 4-5 "quiet" hens using a quality built 10x4 tractor coop on a 1 acre fenced in yard in case we have to move the coop. The Zoning laws as listed in the link (below)...

We live in the Upstate of SC as well (in the Clover/Lake Wylie area). Given we are NOT in AGC (agriculture) zoned area, we are not legally permitted to have chickens (or anything that involves the care and feeding of livestock). The ordinance is a law by exception - meaning if the specific...

Thinking of raising "quiet" hens in York County, South Carolina that is unfriendly to backyard chickens. We are thinking of doing so using a 10'x4' Chicken Tractor Coop. If we get busted by our nosy "neighbor" Gladys Kravitz (remember Bewitched), then we can move the coop to a friend's farm...