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Hi folks! I'm working on a plan for the way I want to keep our poultry, and having some trouble coming up with what I want. We have goats and will add a few cows later on. For the goats, and probably the cows, we're using portable electric fencing for rotational grazing. I'd like to essentially...

I joined years ago hoping to work out having chickens in our suburban backyard, and at that time circumstances did not work out in my favor. The ordinances and enforcement officers were unfriendly and we were were about to share a property line with a high-end apartment complex, so the odds of...

Hi y'all, I'm here with yet another change in circumstances. Last time I posted, I was stuck with an HOA that wouldn't allow chickens so we were looking into rabbits. Things happened and now we're living on 14 acres shared with my parents with plans to get cows, chickens, rabbits, and bees...

Hi there! I joined here a long time ago hoping to have backyard chickens, and it didn't pan out with my city's ordinances and our lot size. Now we've moved, but the HOA has rules against livestock specifically including chickens. Eventually the goal is to move somewhere else with a larger lot...

I was just wondering if there's an ideal flock size, or at least a minimum flock size for chickens to be happy and healthy. I know a lot of animals do best with others of their own kind (we always had more than one horse, for example, sine they're herd animals and more comfortable with company)...

Still doing my research on a small backyard flock, and one question I haven't answered yet is what breed would be the best choice. I'm looking at 2 to 4 chickens to keep as pets and for eggs. We live in Austin, TX, so heat tolerance is definitely an issue... cold not as much. We do have pretty...

Still doing the research to try to sell my husband on the idea of getting chickens, and one of his big concerns is going to be the lawn. We definitely aren't golf-course lawn people, but he does try to keep our St. Augustine watered and mowed. My question is, which would be overall easier on the...

Hi folks, I hope I chose the right place for this! I'm doing my research to figure out if and how I can keep maybe 2 to 4 chickens in my backyard. I live in Austin, TX, and my understanding is that I need to have the chicken enclosure 50' from anyone else's residence or business (not property...

Hey there! My name is Robyn, and I'm located in Austin. We had chickens when I was a kid, but we also lived on 25 acres. It's also been a while, so I'm plenty rusty. I'm starting to do some research on what it would take to keep maybe 2 or 3 laying lens in our backyard -- I always liked having...