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Hi again, I am the newbie with Alpacas/Donkey/dogs/30 chickens/2 roosters and I am trying to rotate pastures in the next couple of weeks. That also 'assumes' that the chickens will follow the Alpacas and the 'donk' while I try to reseed/fertilize the areas that the bigger critters were on. I...

Hi everyone, I have 30 chickens and 2 roosters as well as 6 Alpacas, 1 donkey, and 4 dogs. Last night one of my roosters (I think it is an Americauna of some kind, very cheeky and full of attitude) was trying to 'share' food that one of my female Alpacas had knocked over. She didn't like it...

Hi I am new to this site as well as to having chickens. My aunt bought me a book called "The Joy of keeping Chickens" and there is a statement in there that says that, with the exception of silkies, you can usually tell the color of eggs the chicken will lay by the color of it's earlobes...

I love the responses from people from all over. I am in Missouri and have 4 dogs, 6 Alpacas, 1 donkey, 30 chickens, and 2 roosters. My 'farm configuration' is based on the animals' needs more than mine:) The relationships between the menagerie of critters (hence my username) is mostly...

I am torn between the advantages vs disadvantages of building a chicken coop. It may sound silly and I admit that I am new but so far, my chickens have been lucky and sheltered in with my Alpacas or under the front deck where there is a lattice type covering on 3 sides. I don't really want to...

Hi, I am new to this site and have only had chickens since May 2010. I first bought 5 New Hampshire reds and 5 Rhode Island reds to help with the tick and flea 'issues'. Of these I lost 1 New Hampshire and 1 Rhode Island to I think a weasel but the rest are prolific layers and great for the...