Backround of my neighborhood - it's pretty crappy, ghetto, lots of bad kids and crazy people - but no one but the kids has ever bothered my chickens. And I wouldn't think the kids would go so far as to kill them. We don't have any real animal pests - I live in central, gulf-side Florida so we...
I have been using hay in my coop and my chickens don't seem to mind it, it's also free from the feed store, but does anyone know of any biodegradable options that work great as bedding but would be good for my soil? The dirty hay from the coop just gets kind of gross to have to take out and...
I'm a city chick owner in Fl, high temps in the 90s, with little shade in the chicken yard. 4 layers (2 black sex link, 1 rhode island red, 1 barred rock [WHO ANNOYS THE CRAP OUT OF ME]), 4 almost layers (3 gold sex-link & 1 red star) and 4 pullets (1 speckled sussex, 1 merucana/easter egger, 1...