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There are a few days a week where I leave for work early, around 10:30am and don't get home until well after dark. Sometimes after midnight. This is probably twice a week. I'm usually the only one available to shut the chicken coop and care for the chickens at night, so I often find myself...

We have a pretty steady coop with 1/2 inch hardware cloth windows, and regular chicken wire for the run, which goes around the whole coop. But I also want to get just a single strand electric fence as an extra deterrent. What kind of fence charger do I need to get to keep bears from coming...

I'm a first time chicken owner and I'm looking to get 4 hens total - two of which are going to (hopefully) be silky bantams - any color. I'm having trouble finding anywhere online that will let me get just two. I guess they are in high demand because they are so cute and docile. Anyone know of...

Hello everyone! I'm new to Back Yard Chickens, and to chickens in general. I'll be getting my first chickens in a few weeks (as soon as the coop is ready, we're building it ourselves) and I'm so excited for the new experience! I'm planning on getting two silky bantams and two speckled Sussex...