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I don't think it would be a problem to have the larger feeder with a small flock; I only meant that it wouldn't be the one you would presume to choose and given the size and price it may appear to be overkill for your needs...but that doesn't take the squirrels into account! Where I am, here...

I can't speak to your actual question regarding attracting bears and coons to the feeder, although I wouldn't expect that to be an issue. The main benefits of this feeder are keeping out rain, mice, rats, and wild birds. It does an amazing job at this! Unfortunately I can tell you from...

For what its worth, I just checked my records and the current bag of food would not have been the same bag as was in consumption for the first death....

Thank you all so much for all of your thoughtful feedback so far. The link to the article on Avian Gout is very interesting indeed, thank you DraigAther. Thank you Leslie for the pointers about Calcium being a culprit. Thank you Eggcessive for highlighting the possible Vitamin A connection. I...

I am in North Central Florida. This is my first year with a backyard flock. I started with 5 Dominiques last summer. They have been wonderful and healthy and laying pretty consistently through the winter, even. On November 1, I found Penelope deceased first thing in the morning. She had no...

Finally got everything ready and brought our babies home today! They are even sweeter than expected--and such fun :) We decided to start with five Dominiques. I was told they are about three weeks old, though they seem a bit smaller to me--what do you experts think? I'm actually rather...

I second that, Gary! I can't wait until Friday, when I have time to go make a couple of these! It's so great to learn from everyone's trials!

Thank you Thank you Thank you! Yes, Sourland, our coop will be larger than we need...we've read enough to see the future :) That said, we plan the flock will stay small, but this will give us room to add to the group when the girls grow weary of laying...and still give them a good home in...

Thanks Sunny and Leghorn for your welcomes :) We are planning on Doms and Welsummers -- they seem to be good layers with gentle temperments--any feedback as to whether they will be happy in our North Central Florida climate is welcome!

Hello All! My husband and I are super excited to be embarking on our first chicken season! I've been reading and reading and reading here, and there is so much great information! We live in High Springs, FL and our flock will stay small (ha! I see what happens to everyone here! small is the...