i have some basic q.s that while i may (or may not) find the answer in a book, i wonder about people's practical experience (you know things that all the theoretical writers don't seem to ever include in any detail) things that beginners can't know by virtue of being a beginner!
how many...
how concerned should i be about internal and tiny to microscopic kinds of pests...
we have practically every predator you could fear here, and on a regular basis... two separate owl families (barred and horned), countless hawks, at least two bobcats, coyotes, red and brown fox, opossum...
i am a new to chicken keeping and enjoying most every minute of it (even cleaning out the coop today- the girls always seem so appreciative). we have six, they were hatched august 1. we got the coop and a number of books the fall before we got them, so i've been reading and planning and reading...