LGDs (mine are Great Pyrenees) have protected my free range chicken flocks for 20 years now. They're the best line of defense against all the predators, but would probably not work out well in a city environment - all the barking all night might offend some neighbors!
This year was the first time I've ordered from eFowl.com. In the years past, if I couldn't get the breed I wanted from my local feed store, I ordered from Stombergs.
eFowl website has abundant information. The pullets were $3.93 for the Welsummers & Cuckoo Marans which are not considered...